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• n  any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar

• The largely flat, scrub-covered piece of real estate, with its occasional groves of cottonwoods, spiny mesquite and clumps of sacaton grass and desert broom, seems to offer few .
• He imports mesquite charcoal from San Francisco and, he says, "serves peace love and American hegemony, one plate of tacos at a time" to Malaysian customers.
• In the Southwest, cattlemen wage a relentless war against mesquite, a ragged, bushlike tree.

• mesquit

News & Articles

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• Mesquite education notes
  Mesquite residents John Hewitt and Jessica Stanley were among a total of 265 students named to the President's List for the spring 2013 semester at Ouachita Baptist University.
  June 23, 2013 - The Mesquite News
• Mesquite SWAT team arrests barricaded suspect: Man charged with aggravated assault
  Mesquite police responded to a shooting call shortly after 2 p.m. on Monday, June 17, in an apartment complex located in the 1600 block of Hickory Tree Road.
  June 23, 2013 - The Mesquite News
• Mesquite Group Hopes Extra Eyes Will Help City Problems
  Mesquite residents are banding together in hopes that an extra set of eyes can help prevent crime and tackle other city issues.
  June 21, 2013 - NBC Dallas Fort Worth

Quotes

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• Jon Porter in Las Vegas Review - Journal
  Kids could ride their bicycles down the street and folks would call out to say hello or tell them to get home. Adults knew whether kids were where they were supposed to be:or not. The Mesquite of my childhood was a place of family and community,... Tom Latham http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Latham&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFbvnChcCSgG2k2OJf8FyfPRRuSNg McKinney Courier Gazette http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.courier-gazette.com/articles/2009/01/04/news_update/760.txt&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHdtcXjehVnxAO4kZJ5NSMcQwZNyg Jan 4, 2009 62983 84019 mesquite Most everyone we talk to understands and agrees there needs to be some preservation and protection. But before anything is attached to that (Mesquite) bill, at least within my control, we are going to make sure the town boards of Moapa Valley are...
• Mac Davis in LubbockOnline.com
  Davis explained, "Lots of times the pickup driver had to turn suddenly to avoid a big mesquite bush. If I wasn't careful, I'd wind up flying out of the pickup and into the mesquite."