Found 2 items, similar to Prosopis juliflora.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Prosopis juliflora
Prosopis juliflora
n : mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean islands from Mexico to
Venezuela [syn:
algarroba,
Prosopis juliiflora]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Prosopis juliflora
Algaroba
\Al`ga*ro"ba\, n. [Sp. algarroba, fr. Ar. al-kharr?bah.
Cf.
Carob.] (Bot.)
(a) The Carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region;
also, its edible beans or pods, called
St. John's bread
.
(b) The Honey mesquite (
Prosopis juliflora), a small tree
found from California to Buenos Ayres; also, its sweet,
pulpy pods. A valuable gum, resembling gum arabic, is
collected from the tree in Texas and Mexico.
[1913 Webster]