| 词汇 | mesquite |
| 词源 | mesquite. A spiny, shrublike tree of the Southwest (Prosopis juliflora or glandulosa) that often forms dense thickets; or the wood of such a tree, used for barbecuing at least since the Indi- ans used it in cooking buffalo meat. Mesquite derives from the Nahuatl mizquitl meaning the same. |
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