saguaro
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oʊ, -ˈwɑr noun, plural sa·gua·ros.
a tall, horizontally branched cactus, Carnegiea (or Cereus ) gigantea, of Arizona and neighboring regions, yielding a useful wood and bearing an edible fruit: still locally common, though some populations have been reduced.
Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish saguaro, sahuaro, said to be < Opata (now extinct Uto-Aztecan language of Sonora)
1855–60, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish saguaro, sahuaro, said to be < Opata (now extinct Uto-Aztecan language of Sonora)
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saguaro or sahuaro (səˈɡwɑːrəʊ, səˈwɑː-, səˈwɑːrəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ros | |
| a giant cactus, Carnegiea gigantea, of desert regions of Arizona, S California, and Mexico, having white nocturnal flowers and edible red pulpy fruits | |
| [Mexican Spanish, variant of sahuaro,an Indian name] | |
| sahuaro or sahuaro | |
| —n | |
| [Mexican Spanish, variant of sahuaro,an Indian name] | |
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Word Origin & History
saguaro
type of large branching cactus of the N.Amer. desert, 1856, from Mexican Sp., from Piman native name, of unknown origin.
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Example sentences
Saguaro cacti stand in the desert as a thunderstorm rolls overhead.
Even when saguaro cacti grow in their normal form, they rarely grow symmetrically.
Twenty-six species of cactus flourish here, including the giant saguaro.
Coyote yelps ring from the shadows of a giant saguaro as brilliant sunlight slips down tawny mountain slopes.
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