ˈjä]sh(ə)wə-, ÷]shəˌwā- also ˈjȯ] noun
also joshua
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized J
Etymology: probably after Joshua, Old Testament patriarch; from the grotesquely extended branches, reminiscent of the outstretched arm of Joshua as he pointed with his spear toward the city of Ai (Josh 8:18 — AV)
: a branched arborescent yucca ( Yucca brevifolia ) of the southwestern United States that has short leaves and clustered greenish white flowers and often grows to a height of 25 feet
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Joshua tree
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