saguaro
/səˈgwɑːrəʊ/(亦作saguaro cactus)
noun
(pl. -os)
1- a giant cactus which can grow to 20 metres in height and whose branches are shaped like candelabra, native to the SW United States and Mexico. The edible fruit was formerly a source of food and drink.巨人柱; 树形仙人掌。
1.1
- Carnegiea gigantea, family Cactaceae.拉丁名Carnegiea gigantea,仙人掌科。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Mexican Spanish.