saguaro boot

noun

The hard shell of callus tissue, heavily impregnated with lignin, that a saguaro cactus creates to protect the wound formed by a nesting bird.

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Meanings

nounsaguaro boot (plural saguaro boots)

plural saguaro boots

  1. The hard shell of callus tissue, heavily impregnated with lignin, that a saguaro cactus creates to protect the wound formed by a nesting bird.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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