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name
A census-designated place in Imperial County, California, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of a variety of trees in the genus Parkinsonia, with characteristic green bark, found in desert areas of North America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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noun
densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Parkinsonia florida, Cercidium floridum
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Broader terms: tree
History
Borrowed from Spanish palo verde (“green stick”).
Across languages
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