Meanings
plural honey mesquites
- Neltuma glandulosa, a thorny shrub or tree in the legume family Fabaceae.
These habitats were most evident on the Iberian Peninsula where, by 15 million years ago, members of the thorn-rose genus (Neurada), esparto grass, honey mesquite and nitre bush (Nitraria) flourished in arid shrublands.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 97
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthorny 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 thickets
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
honey mesquite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honey%20mesquite
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