SAGUARO

saguaro, sahuaro, Carnegiea gigantea

(noun) extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit

SAHUARO

saguaro, sahuaro, Carnegiea gigantea

(noun) extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

saguaro (plural saguaros)

Carnegiea gigantea, a large cactus native to the Sonoran Desert and characterized by its "arms".

Source: Wiktionary



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