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paloverde definition

☆ palo·verde (pä′lō ver′dā)

noun

any of several leguminous trees or shrubs (genera Parkinsonia and Cercidium) with spiny branches, green bark, and bright-yellow flowers, found in the SW U.S. and Mexico

Etymology: MexSp, lit., green tree < Sp palo, a stick, log (< L palus, a stake, pale) + verde, green < L viridis: see verdure

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