PALO VERDE

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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

Synonyms:

Cercidium floridum; palo verde; Parkinsonia florida

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("palo verde" is a kind of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Holonyms ("palo verde" is a member of...):

genus Parkinsonia; Parkinsonia (small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees)