Mesquite
noun
A type of small tree or shrub that grows in hot regions especially in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
Mesquite trees were mainly found in the desert areas of Arizona.
Often appears as...
- mesquite wood
- mesquite barbecue
Usage tips
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noun
A type of wood from the mesquite tree, often used for grilling because it gives a special flavor to the food.
They used mesquite for their barbecue to add some unique smoky flavor to the meat.
Often appears as...
- mesquite smoke
- mesquite grilled
Usage tips
Positive
noun
A type of small tree or shrub that grows in hot regions especially in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
Mesquite trees were mainly found in the desert areas of Arizona.
Often appears as...
- mesquite wood
- mesquite barbecue
Usage tips
Neutral
noun
A type of wood from the mesquite tree, often used for grilling because it gives a special flavor to the food.
They used mesquite for their barbecue to add some unique smoky flavor to the meat.
Often appears as...
- mesquite smoke
- mesquite grilled
Usage tips
Positive
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Desert Plant
Mesquite thrives in arid environments, indicating drought resistance and adaptation.
In the harsh desert climate, mesquite trees provide much-needed shade.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Symbol
Mesquite is often associated with the culture of the American Southwest and Mexican landscapes.
The painting depicted a sunset over a landscape dotted with mesquite.
Pro Tip 3/3Hardy Appearance
Mesquite is visually distinctive, usually with rough bark and a gnarled form.
The rugged mesquite tree stood resilient against the desert winds.
Pro Tip 1/3Desert Plant
Mesquite thrives in arid environments, indicating drought resistance and adaptation.
In the harsh desert climate, mesquite trees provide much-needed shade.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Symbol
Mesquite is often associated with the culture of the American Southwest and Mexican landscapes.
The painting depicted a sunset over a landscape dotted with mesquite.
Pro Tip 3/3Hardy Appearance
Mesquite is visually distinctive, usually with rough bark and a gnarled form.
The rugged mesquite tree stood resilient against the desert winds.
Pro Tip 1/3Desert Plant
Mesquite thrives in arid environments, indicating drought resistance and adaptation.
In the harsh desert climate, mesquite trees provide much-needed shade.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Symbol
Mesquite is often associated with the culture of the American Southwest and Mexican landscapes.
The painting depicted a sunset over a landscape dotted with mesquite.
Pro Tip 3/3Hardy Appearance
Mesquite is visually distinctive, usually with rough bark and a gnarled form.
The rugged mesquite tree stood resilient against the desert winds.
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Video examples
Nathan Myhrvold: Cut...
because, believe it or not, there is something to the physics and chemistry -- in particular, those flames underneath the burger. Most of the characteristic char-grilled taste doesn't come from the wood or the charcoal. Buying mesquite charcoal will not actually make that much difference. Mostly it comes from fat pyrolyzing, or burning.
Video examples
Can we domesticate...
mesquite approved every house and these are the data every row across here represents one of those 11 zones and the asterisks represent the time at which the mosquito proofing was complete and so what you can see is that just the mosquito proofing housing and nothing else caused the eradication of malaria
Video examples
Terlingua's Turning...
and said that everyone needed to leave the room because a jury would need to come out and look at the previous evidence Tony's overalls his boot the mesquite tree that was used as a weapon a lot of
Video examples
Nathan Myhrvold: Cut...
because, believe it or not, there is something to the physics and chemistry -- in particular, those flames underneath the burger. Most of the characteristic char-grilled taste doesn't come from the wood or the charcoal. Buying mesquite charcoal will not actually make that much difference. Mostly it comes from fat pyrolyzing, or burning.
Video examples
Can we domesticate...
mesquite approved every house and these are the data every row across here represents one of those 11 zones and the asterisks represent the time at which the mosquito proofing was complete and so what you can see is that just the mosquito proofing housing and nothing else caused the eradication of malaria
Video examples
Terlingua's Turning...
and said that everyone needed to leave the room because a jury would need to come out and look at the previous evidence Tony's overalls his boot the mesquite tree that was used as a weapon a lot of
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Lawrence Wright
American Author
For my parents, leaving the close social quarters of Abilene was like getting out of jail. They were not true West Texans; they had not come to love the unending monotony of mesquite barrens or the high, hot blue sky that made sunsets a matter of prayerful thankfulness.
Quote examples
Emeril Lagasse
American Chef
When I want to kick it up, I like to add hardwood chips or chunks to the grill; it adds bold smoky flavors. The most common woods are hickory and mesquite, but you can find alder, apple, cherry and, my personal favorite, pecan.
Quote examples
Joel Salatin
American Author
Think of all the mesquite in Texas, the pinyon pines, the acorns in Appalachia, every place has the possibility of mass production. It's an infrastructural system so nestled in ecology, it's a more beautiful ecology.
Quote examples
Lawrence Wright
American Author
For my parents, leaving the close social quarters of Abilene was like getting out of jail. They were not true West Texans; they had not come to love the unending monotony of mesquite barrens or the high, hot blue sky that made sunsets a matter of prayerful thankfulness.
Quote examples
Emeril Lagasse
American Chef
When I want to kick it up, I like to add hardwood chips or chunks to the grill; it adds bold smoky flavors. The most common woods are hickory and mesquite, but you can find alder, apple, cherry and, my personal favorite, pecan.
Quote examples
Joel Salatin
American Author
Think of all the mesquite in Texas, the pinyon pines, the acorns in Appalachia, every place has the possibility of mass production. It's an infrastructural system so nestled in ecology, it's a more beautiful ecology.
Example 1 of 3
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