saguaro
Americannoun
plural
saguarosnoun
Etymology
Origin of saguaro
1855–60, < Mexican Spanish saguaro, sahuaro, said to be < Opata (now extinct Uto-Aztecan language of Sonora)
Example Sentences
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Dozens of cars, some with their trunks opened to display camera equipment, were parked in the shadows of 30-foot saguaros.
Huachuca base sat another former shipping container, this one occupied by a drone pilot and a camera operator, who pivoted the drone’s camera to scan 9 square miles of shrubs and saguaros for the migrants.
From Los Angeles Times
The road along the U.S. side of the 30-foot border wall here rises and falls like waves in a sea, unspooling past thicket, saguaro and washes left dry with no rain.
From Los Angeles Times
There, Ray and his team used a drought-tolerant blend of grasses for limited lawn areas, while the rest of the property was arrayed with native and desert-adapted plants, including ironwood trees and statuesque saguaros.
From Seattle Times
The repair dates are mostly since spring, when the flat desert region dotted with saguaro cactus became the busiest corridor for illegal crossings.
From Seattle Times
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