Mesquite (Noun)

Meaning

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.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

• Mesquit

Hypernyms

• Bush

Hyponyms

• Screwbean
• Western Honey Mesquite
• Tornillo
• Screwbean Mesquite
• Prosopis Juliiflora
• Prosopis Juliflora
• Prosopis Glandulosa
• Prosopis Pubescens