1. A thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico; has smooth light green bark and racemes of yellow flowers and small leaves
   "Paloverde trees are important for desert wildlife"

1. Densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium
   "The palo verde's bright yellow blossoms lit up the Arizona desert";
   - Parkinsonia florida, Cercidium floridum

Derived forms: palo verdes, paloverdes

Type of: bush, shrub, tree

Part of: genus Parkinsonia, Parkinsonia

Encyclopedia: Paloverde, California