Aridoamerica

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proper noun

An ethno-ecological region of Southwestern North America, from the Pacific coast to the Gulf of Mexico coast, extending across northern Mexico (including the Baja Peninsula, and spanning from the Gulf of California to the Gulf of Mexico) and the U.S. desert southwest (from California to Texas). It is defined by the use of staple bean Phaseolus acutifolius.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An ethno-ecological region of Southwestern North America, from the Pacific coast to the Gulf of Mexico coast, extending across northern Mexico (including the Baja Peninsula, and spanning from the Gulf of California to the Gulf of Mexico) and the U.S. desert southwest (from California to Texas). It is defined by the use of staple bean Phaseolus acutifolius.

Origin

From arid + -o- + America. Coined by American ecologist and ethnobotanist Gary Paul Nabhan in 1985.

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APA

Aridoamerica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aridoamerica

MLA

“Aridoamerica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aridoamerica. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aridoamerica,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aridoamerica.

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