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单词 Joshua tree
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Definition of Joshua tree in English:

Joshua tree

nounˈdʒɒʃjʊə
  • A yucca which grows as a tree and has clusters of spiky leaves, native to arid regions of south-western North America.

    Yucca brevifolia, family Agavaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Its vascular structure and secondary growth are not unlike those found in the Joshua tree.
    • One day my friend Rufus, his son, and I were about 1 1/2 miles up the Boy Scout Trail, surrounded by 25-foot-tall Joshua trees - tall candelabra cactus with spiny caps atop grossly contorted branches.
    • Those of Y. brevifolia, the Joshua tree yucca, are best if parboiled first, to remove bitterness.
    • Add to this the abundance of dangerous flora and fauna - cacti, yucca plants, Joshua trees, rattlesnakes, scorpions, and spiders - and the propensity for injury when training on ground combat skills increases dramatically.
    • It searches among the yucca cactuses and Joshua trees for a lonely radar station atop a mountain peak.

Origin

Mid 19th century: apparently from Joshua (Josh. 8:18), the plant being likened to a man brandishing a spear.

 
 

Definition of Joshua tree in US English:

Joshua tree

noun
  • A yucca which grows as a tree and has clusters of spiky leaves, native to arid regions of southwestern North America.

    Yucca brevifolia, family Agavaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Add to this the abundance of dangerous flora and fauna - cacti, yucca plants, Joshua trees, rattlesnakes, scorpions, and spiders - and the propensity for injury when training on ground combat skills increases dramatically.
    • Its vascular structure and secondary growth are not unlike those found in the Joshua tree.
    • It searches among the yucca cactuses and Joshua trees for a lonely radar station atop a mountain peak.
    • One day my friend Rufus, his son, and I were about 1 1/2 miles up the Boy Scout Trail, surrounded by 25-foot-tall Joshua trees - tall candelabra cactus with spiny caps atop grossly contorted branches.
    • Those of Y. brevifolia, the Joshua tree yucca, are best if parboiled first, to remove bitterness.

Origin

Mid 19th century: apparently from Joshua (Josh. 8:18), the plant being likened to a man brandishing a spear.

 
 
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