mesquite

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Prosopis found in America, and used as forage, which have long, beige seed and bean pods which may be dried and ground into a sweet, nutty flour.
    — Between these canyons the river has a low but rather narrow flood plain, with cottonwood groves scattered here and there, and a chaparral of mesquite bearing beans and thorns.
  2. The wood of these trees, used for smoking food, or charcoal made from this wood.
  3. Country or land dominated by mesquite trees.
    — Tucson is situated in beautiful mesquite riverbed country, overlooked by the snowy Catalina range.

词形变化

mesquites plural mezquit alternative mezquite alternative mesquit alternative,dated

词汇关系

衍生词
curly mesquite false mesquite giant mesquite bug honey mesquite mesquite bean mesquite bush mesquite flour mesquite gall midge mesquite grass mesquite gum mesquite lizard mesquite looper moth mesquite mistletoe mesquite mouse mesquite stinger moth mesquite webworm moth mock mesquite screwbean mesquite screw-pod mesquite screw pod mesquite vine mesquite western honey mesquite

词源

Borrowed from Spanish mezquite, mizquite, from Nahuatl mizquitl (“the mesquite tree”).
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