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Mesquite
Meaning
Noun
●
In Mimosa subfamily plants:
Any of several
deciduous
trees
of the
genus
Prosopis found in America, and used as
forage
, which have long,
beige
seed/bean
pods
which may be
dried
and
ground
into a
sweet
,
nutty
flour.
●
The
wood
of these
trees
, used for
smoking
food, or
charcoal
made from this
wood
.
●
Country or
land
dominated
by
mesquite
trees.
Name
●
An
unincorporated
community
in Imperial County, California.
●
A
city
in Clark County, Nevada.
●
A
census-designated place
in New Mexico.
●
A
city
in Dallas County and Kaufman County, Texas;
suburb
of Dallas.
●
A
ghost town
in Borden County, Texas.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
mesquite
English
mezquite
Spanish
mizquitl
Classical Nahuatl
Sourced from
Etym
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