n.
Pronunciation: ˌ pa-l ō - ' ver-( ˌ )d ā , ˌ pä-, - ' v ə r-
Function: noun
Etymology: Mexican Spanish, literally, green tree
Date: 1854
1 : any of several small spiny trees or shrubs (genus Cercidium ) of the legume family that have greenish branches and are found chiefly in dry regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico
2 : JERUSALEM THORN