1. A thorny shrub or small tree native to Mexico and the southwestern United States, bearing fragrant yellow flowers and used for timber and fodder.
Usage: Also spelled 'guisache'; Regional term, primarily used in Texas and the Southwest

Examples

• The huisache tree grows abundantly in the Texas brush country.
• Ranchers often clear huisache from pastures to improve grazing land.
• The huisache produces clusters of fragrant yellow flowers in early spring.
• Livestock browse on the tender leaves and pods of huisache during dry seasons.
• The wood of the huisache is hard and has been traditionally used for fence posts.