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n. - Mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean islands from Mexico to Venezuela; Mesquite pod used in tanning and dying; Evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; Long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp.

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  • -- The locust tree of the West Indies; also called algarroba in tropical regions.
  • We set out early in the morning, and by mid-day reached the ravine of Paypote, where there is a tiny rill of water, with a little vegetation, and even a few algarroba...
  • They live chiefly upon fish and the fruit of the algarroba, a species of mesquit or honey-locust, but will eat anything that is not poisonous, even rats and grasshoppers.
  • —We set out early in the morning, and by mid day reached the ravine of Paypote, where there is a tiny rill of water, with a little vegetation, and even a few algarroba...
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