algarroba
noun
any of certain mesquites, especially Prosopis juliflora, having pinnate leaves and yellowish flowers.
algaroba
-
a variation of
algarroba.
Example Sentences
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This was instantly recognized by Percival, who proclaimed it to be the algaroba, a plant commonly found on the Gran Chaco in Argentina.
From West Wind Drift by George Barr McCutcheon
The nights are glorious, and so absolutely still, that even the feathery foliage of the algaroba is at rest.
From The Hawaiian Archipelago by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
He circled back toward the house along a winding path that skirted within the edge of shadow of the monkey-pods and algaroba trees.
From On the Makaloa Mat by Jack London
The algaroba, a graceful tree resembling the elm, grew along the roadside, generally about fifteen feet high.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 by Various
The seeds of the algaroba or carob tree.
From The Mysterious Island by Stephen W. White
