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Definition of Mesquit

1. Noun. 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.

Definition of Mesquit

1. mesquite [n -S] - See also: mesquite

Medical Definition of Mesquit

1. A name for two trees of the southwestern part of North America, the honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite. Screw-pod mesquite, a smaller tree (Prosopis pubescens), having spiral pods used as fodder and sometimes as food by the Indians. Mesquite grass, a rich native grass in Western Texas (Bouteloua oligostachya, and other species); so called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree. Synonym: muskit grass, grama grass. Origin: Sp. Mezquite; said to be a Mexican Indian word. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Mesquit

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

1. Two Years in Oregon by Nash, Wallis (1882)
"... China boy and the mules—Picnicking in earnest—Log-burning—Berrying-parties—Salting cattle—An active cow—A year's work—mesquit-grass on the hills. ..."

2. First Year Science by William Henry Snyder (1914)
"Only where there is a long grow- mesquit BEANS. From this desert plant some Indian tribes made their bread. ing period can large plants exist. ..."

3. Geological Report and Map of the San Juan Del Rio Ranche, in Sonora, Mexico by Cummings Cherry, Cincinnati & Sonora Mining Association (1866)
"The mesquit makes superior charcoal, burns long, and gives an intense heat. Farming Lands.—The River valley on this property, hemmed in by mountains, ..."

4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Also called honey- mesquit, honey-locust, honey-pod, .... See mesquit'1. Mesropian (mes-ro'pi-an). a. [< Mesrob (see def.) + -i«H.] Of or pertaining to ..."

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