noun
Meaning 1
Dated spelling of mesquite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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mesquit
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noun
Meaning 2
any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mesquite
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shrub, bush
Narrower terms: honey mesquite, Western honey mesquite, Prosopis glandulosa, algarroba, Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora, screw bean, screwbean, tornillo, screwbean mesquite, Prosopis pubescens
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