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Apache plume

Apache plume noun: a desert shrub in the family Rosaceae native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico, Fallugia paradoxa.

Noun

Apache plume (plural Apache plumes)

  1. A desert shrub in the family Rosaceae native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico, Fallugia paradoxa

Forms of Apache plume

pluralApache plumes
alternative formapache plume

Origin of Apache plume

From Apache + plume from the plume-like fruits and from one of the Native American peoples associated with part of its range.

Questions about Apache plume

What does Apache plume mean?
Apache plume means a desert shrub in the family Rosaceae native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico, Fallugia paradoxa.
What part of speech is Apache plume?
Apache plume is a noun.
What is the plural of Apache plume?
The plural of Apache plume is Apache plumes.

Words near Apache plume in the dictionary

  1. Apache County
  2. Apache fiddle
  3. Apache fiddles
  4. Apache Junction
  5. Apache NetBeans
  6. Apache plume
  7. Apache plumes
  8. Apache tear
  9. Apache tears
  10. Apachean
  11. Apacheans

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