MESQUITE


Meaning of MESQUITE in English

[ 'mɛski:t , mɛ'ski:t ]

■ noun a spiny tree native to the south-western US and Mexico, yielding wood, tanbark, medicinal products, and edible pods. [ Prosopis glandulosa and related species.]

Origin

C18: from Mex. Sp. mezquite .

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