honey mesquite

honey mesquite

n. A mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) of the southwest United States and northern Mexico.

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[From the high sugar content of its pods.]

honey mesquite

n (Plants) another name for mesquite

hon′ey mesquite`

n. a thorny drought-resistant tree, Prosopis glandulosa, of the legume family, native to the southwestern U.S.

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honey mesquite - 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 thicketsProsopis glandulosa, Western honey mesquitemesquit, mesquite - 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