[ sə'gwα:rəʊ , -'wα:- ]
(also ~ cactus )
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a giant cactus whose branches are shaped like candelabra, native to the SW United States and Mexico. [ Carnegiea gigantea .]
Origin
C19: from Mex. Sp.
[ sə'gwα:rəʊ , -'wα:- ]
(also ~ cactus )
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a giant cactus whose branches are shaped like candelabra, native to the SW United States and Mexico. [ Carnegiea gigantea .]
Origin
C19: from Mex. Sp.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004