saguaro

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Arizona saguaro will be one of the species looked at by USA-NPN volunteers.

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  1. noun A very large cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) of the southwest United States and northern Mexico, having ribbed upward-curving branches, white funnel-shaped flowers, and edible red fruit.
  2. noun The fruit of this cactus.

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  • When you see a picture of a saguaro, you usually recognize it by its odd branches; but every once in a while you find one which really looks like a pillar. —  AUGUST, 1953 VOL
  • The Baja scallops and buffalo loin with saguaro blossom syrup and fried bread are signature dishes and not to be missed and do not forget the Mexican chocolate! —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • Arizona saguaro will be one of the species looked at by USA-NPN volunteers. —  USGS Newsroom
  • • Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson - At the hotel's Ventana Room, native ingredients from the Tohono O'Odham Native American Nation appear on the new Desert Tasting menu, including syrup made from the exotic saguaro fruit, tepary beans that thrive in low-water environments, wild amaranth, native squash and locally ranched jojoba-fed beef. —  PSFK
  • While hiking through the McDowell Mountain Sonoran Preserve, I noticed this bird keeping watch from his saguaro. —  DadTalk
 

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  1. American Spanish, probably of Piman origin.

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  1. Also, corruptly, suwarrow; Mexican or American Indian
 

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/sæˈgwæroʊ/
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