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PROSOPIS JULIIFLORA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Prosopis juliiflora mean?
• PROSOPIS JULIIFLORA (noun)
The noun PROSOPIS JULIIFLORA has 1 sense:
1. mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela
Familiarity information: PROSOPIS JULIIFLORA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
algarroba; Prosopis juliflora; Prosopis juliiflora
Hypernyms ("Prosopis juliiflora" is a kind of...):
mesquit; mesquite (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)
Meronyms (parts of "Prosopis juliiflora"):
algarobilla; algarroba; algarrobilla (mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing)
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