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Definitions of mesquite in various dictionaries:
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
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noun - a spiny tree or shrub
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| BBQ wood |
| Barbecue fuel |
| Grill fuel |
| Woody barbecue fuel |
| Wood for smoking |
| Barbecue sauce flavor |
| Native American Terms |
| Terms From Spanish |
| Barbecuing wood |
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| From genus prosopis, this western wood that started a cooking craze gives off a tangy smoke |
| This southwestern U.S. tree of genus Prosopis, often used for smoked BBQ, is invading Saudi Arabia, India, Africa & Australia |
| To get that Texas pit BBQ flavor, use chips of this wood that shares its name with a Dallas suburb |
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| a spiny tree or shrub of the pea family, native to arid regions of south-western US and Mexico. It yields timber, tanbark, medicinal products, and edible pods. |
| any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods |
| Any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis in the pea family, native to hot, dry regions of the New World and important as plants for bees and forage for cattle, especially: |
| P. glandulosa, native to the southwest United States and northern Mexico. Also called honey mesquite, western honey mesquite. |
| P. juliflora, native to the Gulf Coast and Caribbean islands from Mexico to Venezuela. Also called algarroba. |
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| Mesquite, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES |
| Mesquite, NEVADA, UNITED STATES |
| Mesquite, NEW MEXICO, UNITED STATES |
| Mesquite, TEXAS, UNITED STATES |
| Mesquite, Coahuila de Zaragoza, MEXICO |
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Mesquite is a common name for several plants in the genus Prosopis, which contains over 40 species of small leguminous trees. They are native to the southwestern United States and Mexico (except the creeping mesquite, which is native to Argentina, but invasive in southern California). * The mesquite originates in the Tamaulipan mezquital ecoregion, in the deserts and xeric shrublands biome, located in the southern United States and northeastern Mexico. The region covers an area of 141,500 km2 (54,600 sq mi), encompassing a portion of the Gulf Coastal Plain in southern Texas, northern Tamaulipas, northeastern Coahuila, and part of Nuevo León. As a legume, mesquite is one of the few sources of fixed nitrogen in the desert habitat.* * * * * * This tree blooms from spring to summer. It often produces fruits known as "pods". Prosopis spp are able to grow up to 8 m tall, with regards to site and climate. It is deciduous and depending on location and rainfall can have either deep or shall |