palo verde

noun

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

Similar
Parkinsonia floridaCercidium floridum
OriginSpanish palo verde →
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Meanings

palo verde1

nounpalo verde (plural palo verdes)

plural palo verdes · alternative paloverde

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

Palo Verde2

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

Synonyms & antonyms

noundensely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium

Similar
Parkinsonia floridaCercidium floridum
Broader
tree

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Spanishpalo verde“green stick”
  2. Englishpalo verde

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

More words from Spanish

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Portuguese turco, cina-cina
  • turcoany of a variety of trees in the genus Parkinsonia
  • cina-cinaany of a variety of trees in the genus Parkinsonia
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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