Mesquite is a common name for several small trees in the genus Prosopis native to North American deserts. Mesquite may also refer to: Biology Mesquite lizard Mesquite mouse Mesquite (software), an open-source software program for evolutionary biology Places in the United States Mesquite, Nevada Mesquite Airport Mesquite, New Mexico Mesquite, Texas, a suburb of Dallas Mesquite, Borden County, Texas, a former town Mesquite, Starr County, Texas Mesquite Creek, Arizona Mesquite Hills, California Mesquite Mountains, California Mesquite Solar project, Arizona Other uses Mesquite Bosque Mesquite ProRodeo Mesquite Kickers See also Mesquite High School (disambiguation) Mezquita (disambiguation)