transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpa-lō-ˈver-(ˌ)dā, ˌpä-, -ˈvər- ]
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 United States and Mexico
2. : Jerusalem thorn