| 单词 | honey mesquite |
| 释义 | honey mesquite in British Englishnoun another name for mesquite mesquite in British English or mesquit (mɛˈskiːt, ˈmɛskiːt) noun any small leguminous tree of the genus Prosopis, esp the tropical American P. juliflora, whose sugary pods (mesquite beans) are used as animal fodder Also called: algarroba, honey locust, honey mesquite Word origin C19: from Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl mizquitlhoney mesquite in American Englishnoun a thorny drought-resistant tree, Prosopis glandulosa, of the legume family, native to the southwestern U.S., having clusters of yellow flowers Word origin [1885–90, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: booster, foregut, scrum, toner, zoom |
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