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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Mesquite is a common name for several plants in the genus Prosopis, which contains over 40 species of small leguminous trees. Wikipedia

Common name for several small leguminous trees in the genus Prosopis native to North American deserts. The dried fruit pods can be ground into an edible flour, the wood from mesquite is valued in woodworking, and the flavor of the burned wood is used in smoking food. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Mesquite Wikidata

Several species of legumes Wikidata

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

Prosopis. Wiktionary (translation)