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mosquito

[muh-skee-toh] / məˈski toʊ /




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Six years ago, workers removed invasive tamarisk trees at the site and planted a forest of native cottonwoods, willows and mesquites.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2022

Both sites are only a mile or so from Mexico, on a long and dusty road flanked by sturdy mesquites.

From The Guardian • Dec. 16, 2019

In spring, he celebrates Palm Sunday with his two pet donkeys and with confessions under the mesquites until sundown.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2019

You must venture much closer—to stand on it, to see its rocks, cacti, desert lavenders and velvet mesquites.

From Scientific American • Dec. 19, 2018

Reaching the pass, they could look down on the battle from the cover of the mesquites.

From Kid Wolf of Texas by Powers, Paul S. (Paul Sylvester)




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