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  • 31screw-pod mesquite — Mesquite Mes*qui te (m[e^]s*k[=e] t[asl]), Mesquit Mes*quit (m[e^]s*k[=e]t ), n. [Sp. mezquite; said to be a Mexican Indian word.] (Bot.) Aany of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the southwestern part of North America belonging to the genus …

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  • 32algarroba — or algaroba [al΄gə rō′bə] n. [Sp < Ar al kharrūba < al, the + kharrūba, CAROB] 1. the carob tree or its pods ☆ 2. the mesquite tree or its pods …

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  • 33CERATONIA SILIQUA L. - РОЖКОВОЕ ДЕРЕВО — см. 415. Дерево. С. siliqua L. Рожковое дерево Sp. pl. (1753) 1026. Монюшко (1934). Schery (1952) 212. Шутов и др. (1962) 125, рис. S y n. С. coriacea Salisb.; С. inermis Stokes. М е с т н. н а з в. Англ. carob tree, carob bean, St. Johns bread,… …

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  • 34algarroba — /al geuh roh beuh/, n. 1. any of certain mesquites, esp. Prosopis juliflora, having pinnate leaves and yellowish flowers. 2. the beanlike pod of this plant. 3. the carob tree or fruit. Also, algaroba. [1835 45; < Sp < Ar al the + kharrubah CAROB] …

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  • 35Uruguay — Uruguayan /yoor euh gway euhn, gwuy euhn/, adj., n. /yoor euh gway , gwuy /; Sp. /ooh rddooh gwuy /, n. 1. a republic in SE South America. 3,261,707; 72,172 sq. mi. (186,925 sq. km). Cap.: Montevideo. 2. a river in SE South America, flowing from&#8230; …

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  • 36carob flour — SYN: algaroba. * * * carob flour n a powder extracted from the fruit of the carob tree and used in the pharmaceutical, textile, and food industries as a thickener, stabilizer, and sizing agent …

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  • 37carob — car·ob kar əb n 1) a Mediterranean evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratonia siliqua) with racemose red flowers 2) a carob pod also its sweet pulp * * * car·ob (karґ&#601;b) [Ar. al kharrubah] 1. Ceratonia siliqua. 2. the finely pulverized meal of the …

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  • 38PROSOPIS JULIFLORA DC. - ПРОЗОПИС СЕРЕЖКОЦВЕТНЫЙ, АЛЬГАРОБА. МЕСКИТОВОЕ ДЕРЕВО — см. 406. Дерево. P. juliflora DC. П. сережкоцветный, Альгароба. Мескитовое дерево Prodr. II (1825) 447. Holland II (1911) 285. Corr&#7869;а 1 (1926) 68. S y n. Mimosa cumana Poir.; M. pallida Poir.; Acacia falcata Desf.; A. flexuosa Lag.;&#8230; …

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