1. a thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico; has smooth light green bark and racemes of yellow flowers and small leaves;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
paloverde
n 1: a thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry
parts of the southwestern United States and adjacent
Mexico; has smooth light green bark and racemes of yellow
flowers and small leaves