western honey mesquite

noun

Neltuma odorata, a small tree or shrub native to the arid Southwestern United States and northern Mexico.

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honey mesquiteProsopis glandulosa
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Meanings

nounwestern honey mesquite (plural western honey mesquites)

plural western honey mesquites

  1. Neltuma odorata, a small tree or shrub native to the arid Southwestern United States and northern Mexico.

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

Similar
honey mesquiteProsopis glandulosa
Broader
mesquitemesquit
Also see
honey mesquite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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