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mesquite definition

☆ 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

Mesquite definition

Mes·quite (me skēt′)

city in NE Tex.: suburb of Dallas: pop. 125,000

Etymology: after the mesquite trees found there

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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