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Bouteloua oligostachya Mesquite Mes*qui"te, Mesquit Mes*quit", n. [Sp. mezquite;
said to be a Mexican Indian word.] (Bot.)
A name for two trees of the southwestern part of North
America, the honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite.
Honey mesquite. See Algaroba
(b) .
Screw-pod mesquite, a smaller tree (Prosopis pubescens),
having spiral pods used as fodder and sometimes as food by
the Indians.
Mesquite grass, a rich native grass in Western Texas
(Bouteloua oligostachya, and other species); -- so
called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree;
-- called also muskit grass, grama grass.
Bouteloua oligostachya Grama grass Gra"ma grass` [Sp. grama a sort of grass.] (Bot.)
The name of several kinds of pasture grasses found in the
Western United States, esp. the Bouteloua oligostachya.
Oligosepalous Oligosepalous Ol`i*go*sep"al*ous, a. [Oligo- + sepal.] (Bot.)
Having few sepals.
Oligosiderite Oligosiderite Ol`i*go*sid"er*ite, n. [Oligo- + siderite.]
(Min.)
A meteorite characterized by the presence of but a small
amount of metallic iron.
Oligosoma laterale Skink Skink, n. [L. scincus, Gr. ????.] [Written also
scink.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of regularly scaled harmless
lizards of the family Scincid[ae], common in the warmer
parts of all the continents.
Note: The officinal skink (Scincus officinalis) inhabits
the sandy plains of South Africa. It was believed by
the ancients to be a specific for various diseases. A
common slender species (Seps tridactylus) of Southern
Europe was formerly believed to produce fatal diseases
in cattle by mere contact. The American skinks include
numerous species of the genus Eumeces, as the
blue-tailed skink (E. fasciatus) of the Eastern
United States. The ground skink, or ground lizard
(Oligosoma laterale) inhabits the Southern United
States.
Oligospermous Oligospermous Ol`i*go*sper"mous, a. [Oligo- + Gr. ? a seed.]
(Bot.)
Having few seeds.
