Look up: mesquite

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   Mesquite
   (Prosopis) These deciduous trees grow wild from the southeastern part of the U.S. to Chile. These trees are commonly known as Mesquite, Algarobe and Cashaw. Mesquites are suitable for growing in hot, dry climates because their taproots grow deeply in search of moisture (as much as 50 to 60 feet deep on mature desert trees) enabling them to withstand drought and high temperatures. P. glandulosa (Honey Mesquite) grows from 15 to 30 feet high depending on the amount of moisture available. These tre...
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   Mesquite
   Mesquite is a city in Clark County Nevada, USA Mesquite is a city in Dallas County Texas, USA
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   mesquite
   [n] - 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
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   Mesquite
   Mes·qui'te (mĕs*kē'ta), Mes*quit' (mĕs*kēt') }, noun [ Spanish mezquite ; said to be a Mexican Indian word.] (Botany) A name for two trees of the southwestern part of North America, the honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite. Honey mesquite . See Algaroba (b) . -- Screw-pod mesquite , a smaller tree ( Pr ...
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   mesquite
   mesquit 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
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   Mesquite
   `Mesquite` (from Nahuatl `mizquitl`) is a leguminous plant of the `Prosopis` genus found in Northern Mexico and the United States from the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas up to southwestern Kansas and from southeastern California and southwestern Utah to the southern limits of the Sonoran desert. Mesquite trees are also found in the Chihuahuan Desert of Mexico.
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   Mesquite
   • (n.) Alt. of Mesquit
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   Mesquite
   city, Dallas county, northeastern Texas, U.S., adjacent to the city of Dallas (west). It was established in 1873 when the Texas and Pacific Railway ...
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   mesquite
   any of the spiny, deep-rooted shrubs or small trees constituting the genus Prosopis of the pea family (Fabaceae). They form extensive thickets in ...
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    mesquite
    mesquite (miskēt', mes'kēt) , any plant of the genus Prosopis, leguminous spiny trees or shrubs of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), native to tropical and subtropical regions. The seed pods of P. juliflora, a common mesquite, contain a sweet pulp eaten by numerous mammals, ...
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    Mesquite
    Mesquite (muskēt') , city (1990 pop. 101,484), Dallas co., N Tex., a suburb of Dallas; inc. 1887. Manufacturing includes industrial power supplies, building materials, and medical equipment. The city's population increased by more than 50% between 1980 and 1990, and it continues to be one ...
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