Definition of Prosopis juliflora

1. Noun. Mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela.

Exact synonyms: Algarroba, Prosopis Juliiflora
Generic synonyms: Mesquit, Mesquite
Terms within: Algarobilla, Algarroba, Algarrobilla

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prosopis Juliflora

Prometheus-type
Promised Land
Promzilla
Promzillas
Property P
Prophet
Prophets
Prosauropoda
Prosecco
Proseccos
Proserpina
Proserpine
Prosimii
Prosopis
Prosopis glandulosa
Prosopis juliflora (current term)
Prosopis juliiflora
Prosopis pubescens
Prosopium
Prosopium cylindraceum
Prosopium williamsonii
Prosper
Prosper Meniere
Prosser
Prostigmin
Protagoras
Protagorean
Protea cynaroides
Protea mellifera
Proteaceae

Literary usage of Prosopis juliflora

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Santa Rita Experimental Range: History and Annotated Bibliography (1903 by Alvin L. Medina (1997)
"Seasonal use of soil moisture by mature velvet mesquite (Prosopis juliflora vat. velutina). US/IBP Desert Biome Research Memorandum 72-18. ..."

2. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1895)
"But some males also occur which are smaller, and have smaller clasp-like mandibles. Two on Prosopis juliflora, June 25th, ..."

3. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1916)
"... and Ev. on Prosopis juliflora, (2) R. versatilis (Peck) Dietel on Acacia greggii, ... Long on Prosopis juliflora, and the latter by P. Hieronymi (Speg. ..."

4. Useful wild plants of the United States and Canada by Charles Francis Saunders (1920)
"(Prosopis juliflora, DC., and its varieties) abundant throughout the arid region on both sides of the Mexican border. It is, indeed, the characteristic tree ..."

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