PALOVERDE


Meaning of PALOVERDE in English

[ ˌpaləʊ'və:di ]

■ noun a thorny yellow-flowered tree that grows along water courses in the warm desert areas of America. [Genus Cercidium .]

Origin

C19: from Latin Amer. Sp., lit. 'green tree'.

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