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mes·quite noun also mes·quit or mez·quit or mez·quite \məˈskēt, meˈ-, usu -ēd.+V\ (-s) Etymology: Spanish mezquite, mesquite, from Nahuatl mizquitl 1. : a plant of the genus Prosopis: as a. : a spiny deep-rooted tree or shrub (P. juliflora) of the southwestern United States and Mexico that bears pods which are rich in sugar and important as a livestock feed, that tends to form extensive thickets, and that is often the only woody vegetation on large areas — called also algarroba b. : screw bean 2 2. : mesquital |