Associations to the word «Mesquite»

Wiktionary

MESQUITE, noun. Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Prosopis found in North America, and used as forage, which have long, beige seed/bean pods which may be dried and ground into a sweet, nutty flour.
MESQUITE, noun. The wood of these trees, used for smoking food, or charcoal made from this wood.
MESQUITE, noun. Country or land dominated by mesquite trees.
MESQUITE, proper noun. A city in Nevada
MESQUITE, proper noun. A CDP in New Mexico
MESQUITE, proper noun. A city (now a suburb of Dallas) in Texas
MESQUITE BEAN, noun. The pod or seed of the mesquite.
MESQUITE BEANS, noun. Plural of mesquite bean

Dictionary definition

MESQUITE, noun. Any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar.

Wise words

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