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palo verde

palo verde noun: any of a variety of trees in the genus Parkinsonia, with characteristic green bark, found in desert areas of North America.

palo verde: any of a variety of trees in the genus Parkinsonia, with characteristic green bark, found in desert...
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Noun

palo verde (plural palo verdes)

  1. (US) Any of a variety of trees in the genus Parkinsonia, with characteristic green bark, found in desert areas of North America.

Proper noun capitalized: Palo Verde

Palo Verde

  1. A census-designated place in Imperial County, California, United States.

Forms of palo verde

pluralpalo verdes
alternative formpaloverde

Origin of palo verde

Borrowed from Spanish palo verde (“green stick”).

Questions about palo verde

What does palo verde mean?
Palo verde means any of a variety of trees in the genus Parkinsonia, with characteristic green bark, found in desert areas of North America.
What part of speech is palo verde?
Palo verde can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of palo verde?
The plural of palo verde is palo verdes.

Words near palo verde in the dictionary

  1. palo cortados
  2. Palo Pinto
  3. Palo Pinto County
  4. palo santo
  5. palo santos
  6. palo verde
  7. palo verdes
  8. palochka
  9. palochkas
  10. Paloise sauce
  11. Palola

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