English Explanatory Dictionary

mesquite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Prosopis found in America, and used as forage, which have long, beige seed and bean pods which may be dried and ground into a sweet, nutty flour.
  2. The wood of these trees, used for smoking food, or charcoal made from this wood.
  3. Country or land dominated by mesquite trees.
name
  1. An unincorporated community in Imperial County, California.
  2. A city in Clark County, Nevada.
  3. A census-designated place in New Mexico.
  4. A city in Dallas County and Kaufman County, Texas; a suburb of Dallas.
  5. A ghost town in Borden County, Texas.

Pronunciation

/mɛsˈkiːt/ /ˈmɛskiːt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mesquite.wav

Word forms

mesquite mesquites mezquit mezquite mesquit

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mezquite, mizquite, from Nahuatl mizquitl (“the mesquite tree”).

Derived words

curly mesquite false mesquite giant mesquite bug honey mesquite mesquite bean mesquite bush mesquite flour mesquite gall midge mesquite grass mesquite gum mesquite lizard mesquite looper moth mesquite mistletoe mesquite mouse mesquite stinger moth mesquite webworm moth mock mesquite screwbean mesquite screw-pod mesquite screw pod mesquite vine mesquite western honey mesquite
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