saguaro
[ suh-gwahr-oh, -wahr-oh ]
/ səˈgwɑr oʊ, -ˈwɑr oʊ /
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 of saguaro
1855–60,
Americanism; < Mexican Spanish
saguaro, sahuaro, said to be < Opata (now extinct Uto-Aztecan language of Sonora)
Words nearby saguaro
sago,
sago grass,
sago palm,
sago spleen,
saguache,
saguaro,
saguenay,
saguia el hamra,
sagunto,
sahaptin,
sahara
Example sentences from the Web for saguaro
British Dictionary definitions for saguaro
saguaro
sahuaro (səˈwɑːrəʊ)
/ (səˈɡwɑːrəʊ, səˈwɑː-) /
noun plural -ros
a giant cactus, Carnegiea gigantea, of desert regions of Arizona, S California, and Mexico, having white nocturnal flowers and edible red pulpy fruits
Word Origin for saguaro
Mexican Spanish, variant of
sahuaro, an Indian name