Definitions for paloverdeˌpæl oʊˈvɜr di, -ˈvɜrd
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pal•o•ver•deˌpæl oʊˈvɜr di, -ˈvɜrd(n.)(pl.)-ver•des.
any of several spiny American desert shrubs of the genus Cercidium, of the legume family, having green bark.
Category: Plants
Origin of paloverde:
1850–55; < AmerSp: lit., green tree
Princeton's WordNet
paloverde(noun)
a thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico; has smooth light green bark and racemes of yellow flowers and small leaves
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