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Joshua tree
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Joshua tree
n.
A treelike plant (Yucca brevifolia) of the southwest United States, having sword-shaped leaves and greenish-white flowers grouped in large panicles.
[Probably after Joshua, from the resemblance of the tree's greatly extended branches to Joshua's outstretched arm as he pointed with his spear to the city of Ai (Joshua 8:18).]
Joshua tree
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a treelike desert yucca plant, Yucca brevifolia, of the southwestern US, with sword-shaped leaves and greenish-white flowers
[named after the prophet Joshua, alluding to the extended branches of the tree]
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Noun1.Joshua tree - a large branched arborescent yucca of southwestern United States having short leaves and clustered greenish white flowersJoshua tree - a large branched arborescent yucca of southwestern United States having short leaves and clustered greenish white flowers
Yucca brevifolia
yucca - any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers; warmer regions of North America
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No Joshua trees will survive in Joshua Tree National Park, nor in the Mojave National Preserve.
No more Joshua trees? Climate change may wipe out the signature tree ... by Clarke, Chris / Earth Island Journal
Byline: STORY AND PHOTOS BY ERIC NOLAND Travel Editor JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK -- The Joshua trees still stand majestically, if crookedly, in the desert northeast of Palm Springs.
STANDING TALL ROUGH TIMES FOR JOSHUA TREES, BUT NAMESAKE NATIONAL ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
True, given their needle-sharp "leaves," Joshua trees are not very huggable, and their form suggests less a tree than a creation of Dr.
The biggest Joshua tree by Bronaugh, Whit / American Forests
 
 
 
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