mesquite

¹

or mes·quit

[ me-skeet, mes-keet ]

noun

1. any of several usually spiny trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Prosopis, of the legume family, as P. juliflora or P. glandulosa, of western North America, having bipinnate leaves and beanlike pods and often forming dense thickets.
2. the wood of such a tree or shrub, used especially in grilling or barbecuing food.
3. any of various similar or related plants.

Mesquite

²

[ me-skeet, mi- ]

noun

1. a city in NE Texas, E of Dallas.

mesquite

/ mɛˈskiːt; ˈmɛskiːt /

noun

1. any small leguminous tree of the genus Prosopis, esp the tropical American P. juliflora, whose sugary pods ( mesquite beans ) are used as animal fodder Also calledalgarrobahoney locusthoney mesquite

Word History and Origins

Origin of mesquite¹

1830–40, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish mezquite < Nahuatl mizquitl

Word History and Origins

Origin of mesquite¹

C19: from Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl mizquitl

Example Sentences

The PGA Tour’s leader in driving distance, DeChambeau will test his mettle against big-bopping specialists at the Professional Long Drivers Association World Championship in Mesquite, Nev.

From Washington Post

The singed ruffles on the gem lettuce are thanks to their pass over burning apple wood and mesquite in a mesh wire pan.

From Washington Post

Mistletoes on mesquite trees in central Mexico have been linked to a greater abundance of tropical bird species.

From The Daily Beast

“The media really started to pay attention when someone died in 2011,” said Kenny Fritch, a 28-year-old from Mesquite, Texas.

From The Daily Beast

Its handle, she notes, was made from a mesquite tree in her back yard.

From The Daily Beast

ST: At my house, cooked on my Big Green Egg over lump charcoal and mesquite.

From The Daily Beast

Bowser also volunteered as an assistant coach for the West Mesquite High School football team from 2007 and 2008.

From The Daily Beast

Suddenly, in the darkness, rider and pony crashed into a dense mesquite thicket.

From Project Gutenberg

The mesquite was still full of stragglers dashing wildly here and there.

From Project Gutenberg

Once a plunging steer hit the lad a glancing blow with its great side, hurling him into a thicket of bristling mesquite.

From Project Gutenberg

Its possession made life warmer; and it was good to see it lying in front of her open fire of mesquite roots.

From Project Gutenberg

One afternoon, while they were riding through a dense mesquite flat, they came upon a patch of open hog-wallow prairie.

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