Palo Verde Definition

noun
Any of various spiny, nearly leafless, bushy trees of the genus Parkinsonia (formerly Cercidium) in the pea family, native to the southwest United States and Mexico and having yellow flowers and green bark.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • Cercidium floridum
  • Parkinsonia florida

Origin of Palo Verde

  • American Spanish Spanish palo tree (from Latin pālus stake pale1) Spanish verde green (from Latin viridis)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Spanish palo (“stick") + verde (“green").

    From Wiktionary

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