mesquite
/meˈskiːt/noun
1- a spiny tree or shrub of the pea family, native to arid regions of south-western US and Mexico. It yields useful timber, tanbark, medicinal products, and edible pods.牧豆树。
1.1
- Genus Prosopis, family Leguminosae: several species, in particular P. glandulosa.牧豆树属, 豆科：数种, 尤指腺牧豆树。
词源
mid 18th cent.: from Mexican Spanish mezquite.