CERCIDIUM Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word cercidium. (close relations)
Definition of CERCIDIUM
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paloverde | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
retama | nounn | |||||||
noun • small genus of Mediterranean shrubs; often included in genus Genista | ||||||||
jerusalem thorn | nounn | |||||||
noun • thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit • spiny tree having dark red edible fruits • large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States • East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu | ||||||||
genus cercidium | nounn | |||||||
noun • spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde |