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mesquite

mes·quite

UK/mɛsˈkiːt/ US/ˈmɛskiːt/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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Origin

Borrowed from Spanish mezquite, mizquite, from Nahuatl mizquitl (“the mesquite tree”).

Phrases

  • curly mesquite
  • false mesquite
  • giant mesquite bug
  • honey mesquite
  • mesquite bean
  • mesquite bush
  • mesquite flour
  • mesquite gall midge

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