Joshua tree
noun
1- a yucca which grows as a tree and has clusters of spiky leaves, native to arid regions of south-western North America.短叶丝兰。
1.1
- Yucca brevifolia, family Agavaceae.拉丁名Yucca brevifolia, 龙舌兰科。
词源
mid 19th cent.: apparently from JOSHUA （Josh. 8:18）, the plant being likened to a man brandishing a spear.