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mesquite
Mesquite is the common name for several species of small trees. They are native to the southwestern United States and Mexico (except for creeping mesquite, which is invasive in southern California). Mesquite is one of the most expensive types of lumber in the U.S. A mature tree can be milled and sold for thousands of dollars. It was a very popular type of wood used by early Spaniards to build ships; but is now used most commonly for high end rustic furniture and cabinets. Scraps and small pieces are used commonly as wood for cooking in southern states; and also brings a premium on the market.
The Tamaulipan mezquital ecoregion, in the deserts and xeric shrublands biome, is located in the southern United States and northeastern Mexico. It covers an area of 141,500 km2 (54,600 sq mi), encompassing a portion of the Gulf Coastal Plain in southern Texas, northern Tamaulipas, northeastern Coahuila, and part of Nuevo León
This tree blooms from spring to summer.
==Etymology==
The English word mesquite is borrowed from the Spanish word ''mezquite'', which in turn was borrowed from the Nāhuatl term ''mizquitl''.〔(Entry for ''mizquitl'' ) in the ''A Nahuatl–English Dictionary and Concordance to the Cantares Mexicanos'' by John Bierhorst (p. 216).〕〔(Entry for ''mesquite'' ) in the ''Diccionario de la lengua española'' (Real Academia Española).〕〔(Entry for ''mesquite'' ) in the Online Etymology Dictionary.〕
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