paloverde
[ pal-oh-vur-dee, -vurd ]
noun
a spiny, desert shrub, Cercidium floridum, of the legume family, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having green bark.
Origin of paloverde
1First recorded in 1850–55, Americanism; from Spanish (Mexico, southwestern U.S.): literally, “green tree”
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How to use paloverde in a sentence
Finally it came out on a level stretch of ground, partly covered with a chaparral of greasewood, ironwood, and paloverde.
Frank Merriwell, Junior's, Golden Trail | Burt L. Standish
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