mesquite

n. 豆科灌木（产于美国西南部和墨西哥）

发音

其它 /mɛsˈkiːt/

词形变化

mesquites 复数 mesquites

别名

mesquit mezquit mezquite

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Prosopis found in America, and used as forage, which have long, beige seed and bean pods which may be dried and ground into a sweet, nutty flour.

    豆科灌木

  2. 2.

    The wood of these trees, used for smoking food, or charcoal made from this wood.

  3. 3.

    Country or land dominated by mesquite trees.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

mesquit

上位词 2

bush shrub

下位词 6

algarroba honey mesquite screwbean screwbean mesquite tornillo western honey mesquite

相关短语

mesquite bean mesquite beans mesquite flour mesquite flours mesquite gum [医] 甜荚豆胶, 墨西哥胶 mesquite gums mesquite bush mesquite bushes mesquite gall midge mesquite mouse mesquite grass mesquite mistletoe mesquite lizard mesquite looper moth mesquite stinger moth

词源

Borrowed from Spanish mezquite, mizquite, from Nahuatl mizquitl (“the mesquite tree”).

来源：wiktionary