Meaning | genus of tropical or subtropical branching shrubs or trees: mesquite. |
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Synonym | genus Prosopis |
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Member of | Mimosoideae, subfamily Mimosoideae | Alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae |
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Members | mesquite, mesquit | 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 |
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Broader | rosid dicot genus | A genus of dicotyledonous plants |
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Spanish | genus prosopis, prosopis |
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Catalan | genus prosopis, prosopis |
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