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