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mes·​quite | \ mə-ˈskēt
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Definition of mesquite
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: any of several spiny leguminous trees or shrubs (genus Prosopis and especially P. glandulosa) chiefly of the southwestern U.S. that often form extensive thickets and have sweet pods eaten by livestock also : the wood of the mesquite used especially in grilling food
Mesquite
geographical name
Mes·​quite | \ mə-ˈskēt
How to pronounce Mesquite (audio)
, me- \
Definition of Mesquite (Entry 2 of 2)
city in northeastern Texas east of Dallas population 139,824
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mesquite: 1 flower and leaves, 2 pod
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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Houston Chronicle's Alison Cook reports that Ramsay got to herd cattle via helicopter, hunt rattlesnakes and feral hogs, and chopped down a mesquite tree with Yu for cooking with later. — Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, "Why did no one tell me Gordon Ramsay was in Texas?," 11 May 2021 Davila said that his grandfather Raul, who started the restaurant in 1959, was around mesquite smoke so long, his hair eventually turned yellow from the constant exposure to it. — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, "How San Antonio pitmasters and grill cooks deal with smoke smell, because living that BBQ life means always smelling like smoke," 5 Apr. 2021
Mired in the thick clay, mesquite and cottonwood trees died. — Ian James, The Arizona Republic, "Along the San Pedro River, a conservationist's dream of restoring habitat has dimmed," 3 Apr. 2021 The hike starts out with a walk among low-growing pockets of mesquite, scrub oak, cactus, yucca and thickets of cat claw shrubs that punctuate largely barren grasslands. —