mesquite

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

mesquite
    n 1: 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 [syn:
         {mesquite}, {mesquit}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Mesquite \Mes*qui"te\ (m[e^]s*k[=e]"t[asl]), Mesquit \Mes*quit"\
   (m[e^]s*k[=e]t"), n. [Sp. mezquite; said to be a Mexican
   Indian word.] (Bot.)
   Aany of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the
   southwestern part of North America belonging to the genus
   {Prosopis} having small flowers in axillary cylindrical
   spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods, especially the
   {honey mesquite}, and {screw-pod mesquite}.
   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

   {Honey mesquite}. See {Algaroba}
   (b) .

   {Screw-pod mesquite}, a smaller tree ({Prosopis pubescens}),
      having spiral pods used as fodder and sometimes as food by
      the Indians.

   {Mesquite grass}, a rich native grass in Western Texas
      ({Bouteloua oligostachya}, and other species); -- so
      called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree;
      -- called also {muskit grass}, {grama grass}.
      [1913 Webster]

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Mesquite, NM
  Zip code(s): 88048
Mesquite, NV (city, FIPS 46000)
  Location: 36.80232 N, 114.10722 W
  Population (1990): 1871 (684 housing units)
  Area: 37.9 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
Mesquite, TX (city, FIPS 47892)
  Location: 32.76900 N, 96.59980 W
  Population (1990): 101484 (39251 housing units)
  Area: 110.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 75149, 75150, 75181, 75182

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Mesquite, NV -- U.S. city in Nevada
   Population (2000):    9389
   Housing Units (2000): 4442
   Land area (2000):     15.309435 sq. miles (39.651253 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.335395 sq. miles (0.868670 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    15.644830 sq. miles (40.519923 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            46000
   Located within:       Nevada (NV), FIPS 32
   Location:             36.802582 N, 114.082168 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Mesquite, NV
    Mesquite

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Mesquite, NM -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Mexico
   Population (2000):    948
   Housing Units (2000): 276
   Land area (2000):     0.825660 sq. miles (2.138450 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.825660 sq. miles (2.138450 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            48270
   Located within:       New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35
   Location:             32.162976 N, 106.693434 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     88048
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Mesquite, NM
    Mesquite

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Mesquite, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
   Population (2000):    124523
   Housing Units (2000): 46245
   Land area (2000):     43.415940 sq. miles (112.446764 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.048415 sq. miles (0.125395 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    43.464355 sq. miles (112.572159 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            47892
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             32.782878 N, 96.609862 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     75149 75150 75181 75182
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Mesquite, TX
    Mesquite