English noun: mesquit | |||
1. | mesquit (plant) 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 | ||
Synonyms | mesquite | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | algarroba, honey mesquite, Prosopis glandulosa, Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora, Prosopis pubescens, screw bean, screwbean, screwbean mesquite, tornillo, Western honey mesquite | ||
Member meronym | genus Prosopis, Prosopis | ||