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paloverde
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌpæl.əˈveə.deɪ/ us /ˌpæl.oʊˈver.deɪ/
a tree or bush with sharp spines (= long points like needles) and green bark (= a hard outer covering) that grows in hot, dry areas in Mexico and the southwestern United States:
We tried to find some shade beneath the scattered paloverdes.
She used to picnic with her family under paloverde trees.
We drove for miles past mesquite bushes and paloverde trees.
Some people had sought shelter from the blazing sun beneath the paloverdes.
The car was hidden by a large paloverde.
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