mesquit

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any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods
A name for two trees of the southwestern part of North America, the honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite

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mesquite
Any of several deciduous trees, of the genus Prosopis, found in North America and used as forage
mesquite
Country or land dominated by mesquite trees
mesquite
The wood of these trees, used for smoking food
Mesquite
a city (now a suburb of Dallas) in Texas
mesquite
any of several small spiny leguminous shrubs, of the genus Prosopis, found in the New World tropics and used as forage; the wood is used for smoking food
mesquite
{i} any of several trees or shrubs that produce a sugary pod which is used as fodder for livestock; wood of the mesquite tree that is used in the preparation of smoked meats
mesquite
A name for two trees of the southwestern part of North America, the honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite
mesquite
any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods
mesquite
A hardwood tree indigenous to the American Southwest Mesquite it used in barbecuing and smoking foods It imparts a slightly sweet flavor to the meats
mesquite
an American tree or bush, or the wood from it that is used to give food a special taste when cooking on a barbecue (mizquitl). Any of the spiny, deep-rooted shrubs or small trees that make up the genus Prosopis of the pea family (see legume). Mesquites form extensive thickets in areas from South America to the southwestern U.S. Two races occur: one of tall trees (50 ft [15 m]), the other low and far-reaching, called running mesquite. Water-seeking roots grow as deep as 70 ft (20 m). Stems bear compound olive-green to white hairy leaves, then dense, cream-coloured catkins of flowers, followed by clusters of long, narrow, pale yellow beans. In warmer parts of the U.S., mesquites are considered pests and are eradicated. Cattle eat the beans, which contain a sweet pulp. The wood, formerly used in railroad ties, now has value only for unusual furniture and trinkets and as aromatic firewood
mesquite
A hardwood tree grown throughout the Southwest and Northern Mexico, mesquite wood is used in barbecueing and smoking foods Recipe: Mesquite SalmonAlso see: About the Mesquite Plant
mesquite
A spiny deep-rooted leguminous tree or shrub that forms extensive thickets in the southwestern United States