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paloverde

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pa·lo ver·de or pa·lo·ver·de  (pl vûrd, vûrd)
n.
1. A spiny, nearly leafless, bushy tree (Cercidium floridum syn. Parkinsonia florida) of the southwest United States, having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark.
2. Any of several similar or related shrubs.
[American Spanish : Spanish palo, tree (from Latin plus, stake; see pale1) + Spanish verde, green (from Latin viridis).]
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Noun1.paloverde - 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
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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