mesquite

/mɛˈskit/

Other forms: mesquites

Definitions of mesquite

1. noun

   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
   synonyms: mesquit

   types:

   Prosopis glandulosa, Western honey mesquite, honey mesquite

   thorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich in sugar and important as livestock feed; tends to form extensive thickets

   Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora, algarroba

   mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela

   Prosopis pubescens, screw bean, screwbean, screwbean mesquite, tornillo

   shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods

   type of:

   bush, shrub

   a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems