mesquit
Variant of mesquite
mesquite
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☆ mes·quite or mesquit mes·quit′ (me skēt′, mes′kēt′)
noun
any of several thorny trees or shrubs (genus Prosopis) of the mimosa family, common in the SW U.S. and in Mexico, including the screw bean: the sugary, beanlike, edible pods are used as fodder
Etymology: Sp mezquite < Nahuatl mizquitl
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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