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 | sahuaro, Carnegiea gigantea |
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Member of | Carnegiea, genus Carnegiea | caryophylloid dicot genus with only one species |
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Broader | cactus | Any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines |
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Spanish | carnegiea gigantea, saguaro, sahuaro |
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Catalan | carnegiea gigantea, saguaro, sahuaro |
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