genus prosopis

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1. genus of tropical or subtropical branching shrubs or trees: mesquite (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	rosid dicot genus,
definition	:	a genus of dicotyledonous plants (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	mesquit, mesquite,
definition	:	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 (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	mimosoideae, subfamily mimosoideae,
definition	:	alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae (noun.plant)