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Definition of Honey mesquite
1. 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.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Honey Mesquite
Literary usage of Honey mesquite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Wonders of the Colorado Desert (southern California) Its Rivers and Its by George Wharton James (1906)
"... will contain as many as fifty thousand blossoms, which will give at least two
and one-third pounds of honey. Mesquite honey is one of the best that ..."
2. The Trees of California by Willis Linn Jepson (1909)
"... of the great resources of miners and settlers in the desert region. The flowers
furnish food to the honey bee, whence the common name, honey mesquite. ..."
3. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"... of grasslands: establishment of honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa var.
glandulosa} on sites differing in herbaceous biomass and grazing history. ..."
4. Fire Effects Information System: User's Guide by William C. Fischer, Melanie Miller, Cameron M. Johnston, Jane K. Smith (1998)
"... black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), and Carolina geranium (Geranium
carolinianum) [2]. North-central Texas mesquite savanna: honey mesquite ..."
5. Ecosystem Disturbance and Wildlife Conservation in Western Grasslands: A edited by Deborah M. Finch (1998)
"... (Kochia scoparia), and globemallow (Sphaeralcea spp.) (Wright and Bailey 1982).
Dominant woody plants are honey mesquite, sand shinnery oak (Quercus ..."
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