Joshua tree


noun
  1. an evergreen tree, Yucca brevifolia, growing in arid or desert regions of the southwestern U.S., having long, twisted branches.

Origin of Joshua tree

1
First recorded in 1895–1900

Words Nearby Joshua tree

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How to use Joshua tree in a sentence

  • We doubled back through the willows and across the mesquite flat toward the lone Joshua-tree where I had left my horse.

    The Killer | Stewart Edward White
  • Snow often extends down the desert slope well into the Joshua tree belt.

  • "I have my horse tied out by the lone Joshua-tree," I answered him.

    The Killer | Stewart Edward White

British Dictionary definitions for Joshua tree

Joshua tree

noun
  1. a treelike desert yucca plant, Yucca brevifolia, of the southwestern US, with sword-shaped leaves and greenish-white flowers

Origin of Joshua tree

1
named after the prophet Joshua, alluding to the extended branches of the tree

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