NOUN | plant | Carnegiea gigantea, saguaro, sahuaro | extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions / regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit |
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Meaning | Extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions / regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit. | |
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Synonyms | saguaro, sahuaro | |
Member of | Carnegiea, genus Carnegiea | caryophylloid dicot genus with only one species |
Broader | cactus | Any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines |
Spanish | carnegiea gigantea, saguaro, sahuaro | |
Catalan | carnegiea gigantea, saguaro, sahuaro |
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