Mesquite,

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mesquite
       n : any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus
           Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical
           spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods [syn: {mesquit}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  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) [gaz-place]:

  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) [gaz-place]:

  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) [gaz-place]:

  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