MESQUITE Meaning of MESQUITE in English n. (also mesquit) any n. American leguminous tree of the genus Prosopis, esp. P. juliflora. mesquite bean a pod from the mesquite, used as fodder. [ Mex. Sp. mezquite ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012