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mesquite
☆ or mesquit
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
city in NE Tex.: suburb of Dallas: pop. 125,000
See mesquite in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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