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saguaro
sa·gua·ro S0020700 (sə-gwär′ō, -wär′ō)n. pl. sa·gua·ros 1. A very large cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) of the Sonoran Desert, having ribbed upward-curving branches, white funnel-shaped flowers, and edible red fruit.2. The fruit of this cactus. [American Spanish saguaro, sahuaro, of Uto-Aztecan, perhaps Piman, origin.]saguaro (səˈɡwɑːrəʊ; səˈwɑː-) or sahuaron, pl -ros (Plants) a giant cactus, Carnegiea gigantea, of desert regions of Arizona, S California, and Mexico, having white nocturnal flowers and edible red pulpy fruits[Mexican Spanish, variant of sahuaro, an Indian name]sa•gua•ro (səˈgwɑr oʊ, -ˈwɑr oʊ) n., pl. -ros. a tall, horizontally branched cactus, Carnegiea (or Cereus) gigantea, of Arizona and neighboring regions yielding a useful wood and bearing an edible fruit. [1855–60, Amer.; < Mexican Spanish saguaro, sahuaro] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | saguaro - extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruitCarnegiea gigantea, sahuarocactus - any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spinesCarnegiea, genus Carnegiea - caryophylloid dicot genus with only one species: saguaro |
saguaro
saguaro: see cactuscactus, any plant of the family Cactaceae, a large group of succulents found almost entirely in the New World. A cactus plant is conspicuous for its fleshy green stem, which performs the functions of leaves (commonly insignificant or absent), and for the spines (not always ..... Click the link for more information. .MedicalSeecactussaguaroenUS Related to saguaro: sotol, Saguaro National ParkSynonyms for saguaronoun extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruitSynonyms- Carnegiea gigantea
- sahuaro
Related Words- cactus
- Carnegiea
- genus Carnegiea
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