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
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