- mesquites
- me'skɪËt n. any of several trees or shrubs that produce a sugary pod which is used as fodder for livestock; wood of the mesquite tree that is used in the preparation of smoked meats
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
mesquites
Look at other dictionaries:
Prosopis velutina — Taxobox name = Velvet Mesquite image width = 275px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia = Fabaceae genus = Prosopis species = P. velutina binomial = Prosopis velutina binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
mesquite — /me skeet , mes keet/, n. 1. any of several usually spiny trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Prosopis, of the legume family, as P. juliflora or P. glandulosa, of western North America, having bipinnate leaves and beanlike pods and often… … Universalium
Mesquite — /me skeet , mi /, n. a city in NE Texas, E of Dallas. 67,053. * * * Any of the spiny, deep rooted shrubs or small trees that make up the genus Prosopis of the pea family (see legume). Mesquites form extensive thickets in areas from South America… … Universalium
Bosque County, Texas — Infobox U.S. County county = Bosque County state = Texas map size = 250 founded = 1854 seat = Meridian | area total sq mi =1003 area land sq mi =989 area water sq mi =13 area percentage = 1.34% census yr = 2000 pop = 17204 density km2 =7 web =… … Wikipedia
Guizotia abyssinica — achenes Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae ( … Wikipedia
List of plants by common name (Sonoran Desert) — This is a List of plants by common name (Sonoran Desert), for the Sonoran Desert and local environs; (S California, etc New Mexico, S, SW or Rio Grande Valley Northern Mexico states: Sonora, Chihuahua and Baja California, North and South, and… … Wikipedia
Poteet High School (Mesquite, Texas) — [http://www.mesquiteisd.org/schools/images/poteet.jpg] Dr. Ralph H. Poteet High School is located at 3300 Poteet Drive in Mesquite, Texas. It opened in 1986 and is named for a former school superintendent, Dr. Ralph H. Poteet. It is the fourth… … Wikipedia
List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family — The following is a list of trees and shrubs of high notoriety. Taxonomic families for the following trees and shrubs are listed in alphabetical order, likewise the genera and closely related species.=GYMNOSPERMS= =CONIFERS= Araucariaceae: The… … Wikipedia
Santa Bárbara, Chihuahua — History Santa Bárbara, Chihuahua, was first established by the Spanish conquistadors during the 16th century in Nueva España. During the rule of Francisco de Ibarra, governor and Commander in Chief, the town of Santa Barbara expanded to the north … Wikipedia
Bixquert — 38° 58′ 25″ N 0° 30′ 38″ W / 38.9737, 0.510683 Bixquert (en … Wikipédia en Français
