Noun: Carnegiea gigantea
- Extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit
"The Carnegiea gigantea is an iconic symbol of the American Southwest";
- saguaro, sahuaro
Type of: cactus
Part of: Carnegiea, genus Carnegiea
Encyclopedia: Carnegiea gigantea