paloverde
[ pal-oh-vur-dee, -vurd ]
/ ˌpæl oʊˈvɜr di, -ˈvɜrd /
noun
a spiny, desert shrub, Cercidium floridum, of the legume family, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having green bark.
Origin of paloverde
1850–55,
Americanism; < American Spanish: literally, green tree
Words nearby paloverde
palos,
palos heights,
palos hills,
palos verdes estates,
palouse,
paloverde,
palp,
palpable,
palpal,
palpate,
palpatory percussion
Example sentences from the Web for paloverde
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