saguaro
noun
- species of plant
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /səˈ(ɡ)wɑɹoʊ/ / /səˈ(ɡ)wɑɹə/
noun
Etymology: From Mexican Spanish saguaro, from a Taracahitic Uto-Aztecan language, probably Yaqui, Mayo or Opata.
- Carnegiea gigantea, a large cactus native to the Sonoran Desert and characterized by its "arms".
“The Suwarrow or Saguaro of the natives.”
“The Pitella (pronounced Pitayo) and the Saguaro are the most prized.”