mesquite

Who acts: pea family, Mesquite trees, Mesquite roots, Native Americans, Cattle, mesquite · What happens: grow, use, give, barbecue, reach, flavour · To what, where: deserts, wood, smoky flavour, barbecued food, barbecue, flour

«mesquite» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: mesquite in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A spiny shrub or small tree of the pea family that grows in deserts and dry lands of the south-western USA and Mexico, with long seed pods.

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 shrub	det
2	spiny	spiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 shrub	amod
3	shrub	shrub	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 tree	cc
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 tree	amod
6	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shrub	conj
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 family	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 family	det
9	pea	pea	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 family	compound
10	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tree	nmod
11	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 grows	nsubj
12	grows	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 family	acl:relcl
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 deserts	case
14	deserts	desert	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 grows	obl
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 lands	cc
16	dry	dry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 lands	amod
17	lands	land	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 deserts	conj
18	of	of	ADP	_	23 USA	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 USA	det
20	south	south	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 western	compound
21	-	-	PUNCT	_	20 south	punct
22	western	western	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 USA	amod
23	USA	USA	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 lands	nmod
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 Mexico	cc
25	Mexico	Mexico	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 USA	conj
26	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 pods	punct
27	with	with	ADP	_	30 pods	case
28	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	30 pods	amod
29	seed	seed	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 pods	compound
30	pods	pod	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 deserts	conj
31	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 shrub	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow	present	the pea family			deserts and dry lands of the western USA and Mexico and long seed pods			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in desert=Location

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

The wood of this tree, used to give a smoky flavour to barbecued food.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 wood	det
2	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 tree	case
4	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 tree	det
5	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wood	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 used	punct
7	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 wood	acl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 give	mark
9	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 used	xcomp
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 flavour	det
11	smoky	smoky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 flavour	amod
12	flavour	flavour	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 give	obj
13	to	to	ADP	_	15 food	case
14	barbecued	barbecue	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 food	amod
15	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 give	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wood	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	use	participle	the wood of this tree not said here		vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	give	to-infinitive	a smoky flavour	barbecued food	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent flavour=Theme to food=Recipient
3	barbecue	participle			vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 1

Mesquite trees grow in the deserts of Mexico and the USA.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mesquite	mesquite	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 trees	compound
2	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 grow	nsubj
3	grow	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 deserts	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 deserts	det
6	deserts	desert	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 grow	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 Mexico	case
8	Mexico	Mexico	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 deserts	nmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 USA	cc
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 USA	det
11	USA	USA	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Mexico	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 grow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow	present	Mesquite trees			the deserts of Mexico and the USA			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in desert=Location

Example 2

Mesquite roots reach deep underground for water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mesquite	mesquite	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 roots	compound
2	roots	root	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 reach	nsubj
3	reach	reach	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	deep	deep	ADV	_	5 underground	advmod
5	underground	underground	ADV	_	3 reach	advmod
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 water	case
7	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 reach	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 reach	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reach	present	Mesquite roots					for water; underground property	vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

The barbecue was flavoured with mesquite wood.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 barbecue	det
2	barbecue	barbecue	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 flavoured	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 flavoured	aux:pass
4	flavoured	flavour	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 wood	case
6	mesquite	mesquite	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wood	compound
7	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 flavoured	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 flavoured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	flavour	past · passive		the barbecue				with mesquite wood	tree rules

Example 4

Native Americans made flour from mesquite pods.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Native	native	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 Americans	amod
2	Americans	American	PROPN	Number=Plur	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	flour	flour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 pods	case
6	mesquite	mesquite	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 pods	compound
7	pods	pod	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	Native Americans	flour		mesquite pods			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent flour=Product from pod=Material

Example 5

Cattle eat mesquite pods in dry seasons.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cattle	cattle	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 eat	nsubj
2	eat	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	mesquite	mesquite	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pods	compound
4	pods	pod	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 eat	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 seasons	case
6	dry	dry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 seasons	amod
7	seasons	season	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 eat	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 eat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	eat	present	Cattle	mesquite pods			season		vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pod=Patient

Example 6

In Australia, mesquite is a weed that spreads quickly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 Australia	case
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 weed	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct
4	mesquite	mesquite	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 weed	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 weed	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 weed	det
7	weed	weed	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 spreads	nsubj
9	spreads	spread	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 weed	acl:relcl
10	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	9 spreads	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 weed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	mesquite	a weed		Australia			tree rules
2	spread	present	a weed					quickly property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

The desert road was lined with thorny mesquite.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 road	det
2	desert	desert	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 road	compound
3	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lined	nsubj:pass
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 lined	aux:pass
5	lined	line	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 mesquite	case
7	thorny	thorny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 mesquite	amod
8	mesquite	mesquite	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lined	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 lined	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	line	past · passive		the desert road				with thorny mesquite	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with mesquite=Theme

Example 8

Mesquite-smoked chicken has a strong flavour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mesquite	mesquite	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 smoked	compound
2	-	-	PUNCT	_	1 Mesquite	punct
3	smoked	smoke	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 chicken	amod
4	chicken	chicken	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 has	nsubj
5	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 flavour	det
7	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 flavour	amod
8	flavour	flavour	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 has	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	smoke	participle							vn eat-39.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	have	present	smoked chicken	a strong flavour					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flavour=Patient

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