huisache

[ wee-sah-chee ]

noun

1. a tropical and subtropical New World shrub, Acacia farnesiana, of the legume family, having clusters of fragrant, deep-yellow flower heads.

Word History and Origins

Origin of huisache¹

1830–40, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl huixachi, equivalent to hui ( tztli ) thorn + ( i ) xachi a large amount, many

Example Sentences

Though La Llorona’s body was translucent, her eyes remained untouched—dark and luminous in the shadows of the huisache trees.

From Literature

Mesquite and huisache, she said, need no help from mere humans when it comes to re-establishing themselves in a restoration effort.

From Seattle Times

What he got were the ruins of an old house surrounded by mesquite, huisache and prickly pear on a gravel road less than a mile off state Highway 71.

From Washington Times

Most of the migrants want to stay on the grassy slope by the tracks where they catch outgoing trains, where they can hide in huisache or mesquite bushes if there is a migra raid.

From Literature

One of the first he crafted was from huisache, a multibranched tree or shrub common to where he grew up in south Texas.

From Washington Times