mesquite
nounHow many syllables in mesquite?
There are 2 syllables in the word mesquite.How to pronounce mesquite:
Definition of mesquite:
- mesquite (noun):
- the wood of the mesquite used especially in grilling food
- 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.
- any of several spiny leguminous trees or shrubs (genus prosopis and especially p. glandulosa) chiefly of the southwestern u.s. that often form extensive thickets and have sweet pods eaten by livestock
Synonyms for mesquite:
bush
genus prosopis
honey mesquite
mesquit
prosopis
prosopis glandulosa
prosopis juliflora
prosopis juliiflora
prosopis pubescens
screw bean
screwbean
screwbean mesquite
shrub
tornillo
western honey mesquite
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