HyperDic: paloverde

English > 1 sense of the word paloverde:
NOUNplantpaloverdea thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico
English > paloverde: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico; has smooth light green bark and racemes of yellow flowers and small leaves.
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Spanishpaloverde
Catalanpaloverde

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