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noun
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.
synonym: mesquite.
is a specific kind of: bush, shrub.
is a broader term that covers: honey mesquite, Prosopis glandulosa, Western honey mesquite | algarroba, Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora | Prosopis pubescens, screw bean, screwbean, screwbean mesquite, tornillo.
is a member of: genus Prosopis, Prosopis.
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