sahuaro
- noun
- /səˈwɑːroʊ/
- US
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sahuaro
- The sahuaro cactus can grow to be over 40 feet tall and is an iconic symbol of the desert landscape.
Examples
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During our hike in Arizona, we spotted a massive sahuaro standing more than forty feet tall.
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Many birds make their nests in the arms of the sahuaro cactus.
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The sahuaro is an iconic symbol of the American Southwest, often seen silhouetted against desert sunsets.
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The sahuaro cactus can grow over fifty feet tall.
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Many sahuaros bloom with beautiful white flowers in spring.
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In the spring, the sahuaro produces beautiful white flowers that attract many pollinators.
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The fruit of the sahuaro cactus is edible and often harvested by locals to make jams and desserts.
Synonyms
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8.7
A very large cactus like a tree that grows in the desert and has white flowers and red fruit
A very large tree-like cactus with arms, white flowers, and red edible fruit
A group of cactus plants that has only the saguaro in the Sonoran Desert of North America
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sahuaro comes from a Native American word used by people of the Sonoran Desert to name the 'tall, tree-like cactus', and Spanish speakers borrowed that name. So, the word still refers to that giant cactus with arms and white flowers that you see in the American Southwest.