Noun: saguaro su'gwaa-row
- 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 saguaro is an iconic symbol of the American Southwest";
- sahuaro, Carnegiea gigantea
Derived forms: saguaros
Type of: cactus
Part of: Carnegiea, genus Carnegiea
Encyclopedia: Saguaro