Mesquite

  1. Proper noun.  a city (now a suburb of Dallas) in Texas.
  2. Noun.  Any of several deciduous trees, of the genus ''Prosopis'', found in North America and used as forage.
  3. Noun.  The wood of these trees, used for smoking food.
  4. Noun.  Country or land dominated by mesquite trees.

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