noun
thorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich in sugar and important as livestock feed; tends to form extensive thickets
• Syn: ↑Western honey mesquite, ↑Prosopis glandulosa
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noun : mesquite 1a
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a thorny drought-resistant tree, Prosopis glandulosa, of the legume family, native to the southwestern U.S., having clusters of yellow flowers.
[1885-90, Amer.]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.