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Palo Alto (pal′ō al′tō)

city in W Calif., near San Francisco: pop. 59,000

Etymology: < MexSp, lit., tall tree (the redwood): see paloverde

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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