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mesquite

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[ me-skeet, mes-keet ]

noun

  1. any of several usually spiny trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Prosopis, of the legume family, as P. juliflora or P. glandulosa, of western North America, having bipinnate leaves and beanlike pods and often forming dense thickets.
  2. the wood of such a tree or shrub, used especially in grilling or barbecuing food.
  3. any of various similar or related plants.


Mesquite

2

[ me-skeet, mi- ]

noun

  1. a city in NE Texas, E of Dallas.

mesquite

/ mɛˈskiːt; ˈmɛskiːt /

noun

  1. any small leguminous tree of the genus Prosopis, esp the tropical American P. juliflora, whose sugary pods ( mesquite beans ) are used as animal fodder Also calledalgarrobahoney locusthoney mesquite
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mesquite1

1830–40, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish mezquite < Nahuatl mizquitl
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mesquite1

C19: from Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl mizquitl
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It’s three miles from there to State Route 92, a trek through mesquite and grassland, floodplains and furrows that serve as a rough-hewn pathway to the two-lane blacktop and the interior that lies beyond.

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Adding natural smoke flavorings derived from hickory or mesquite can also give alternative meats a similar aroma.

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La Casa looms above a mostly flat landscape dotted with mesquite bushes.

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It would also go well with a grilled steak or another fatty meat with mesquite aroma.

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California’s groundwater-dependent ecosystems lie not only along streams, but also in habitats such as mountain meadows, coastal redwood forests and mesquite bushes among desert sand dunes.

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