| NOUN | plant | Cercidium floridum, palo verde, Parkinsonia florida | densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark |
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| Meaning | densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium. | |
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| Synonyms | palo verde, Parkinsonia florida | |
| Member of | Parkinsonia, genus Parkinsonia | small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees |
| Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
| Spanish | palo verde | |
| Catalan | palo verde | |
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