Apache plume

noun

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

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Meanings

nounApache plume (plural Apache plumes)

plural Apache plumes · alternative apache plume

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

Origin

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

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Apache plume. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apache%20plume

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“Apache plume.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apache%20plume. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Apache plume,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apache%20plume.

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