Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palo verde

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: palo verde
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a variety of trees in the genus Parkinsonia, with characteristic green bark, found in desert areas of North America.

American usage

name

A census-designated place in Imperial County, California, United States.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish palo verde (“green stick”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: palo verde

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

palo verdes (plural) paloverde (alternative)

Synonyms

parkinsonia florida cercidium floridum

Questions

What does palo verde mean?: Any of a variety of trees in the genus Parkinsonia, with characteristic green bark, found in desert areas of North America.
Where does palo verde come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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