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Joshua tree
noun
: a tall branched arborescent yucca (Yucca brevifolia) of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. that has clustered greenish-white flowers
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Solar project to destroy thousands of Joshua trees in the Mojave Desert.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
The first settlers of Palmdale mistook Joshua trees in the area for palms and that is how the city got its name.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 25 May 2024
Related article Iconic Joshua trees burned by massive wildfire in Mojave Desert
Two recent fires in California’s Mojave National Preserve are perfect examples, Mahood said.
—Eric Zerkel, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Advertisement Stealing a Joshua tree could now cost you $20,000 in San Bernardino County
May 25, 2022
The Compton restaurant is one of five locations owned by Castellon’s wife’s family.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2024
California’s Joshua trees look like something out of a Dr. Seuss book, resembling a cross between a cactus and a palm tree.
—Liz Kreutz, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2023
The property sits on 50 acres dotted with Joshua trees.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2023
There were toppled Joshua trees in the Mojave Desert and dead endangered birds on park roads, former parks officials said.
—Jack Healy, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
Per the listing, which is held by Frank Sullivan and Jimmy Quill of Coldwell Banker Realty, there’s even a 1,000-year-old Joshua tree on the property.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2023
Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
The first settlers of Palmdale mistook Joshua trees in the area for palms and that is how the city got its name.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 25 May 2024
Related article Iconic Joshua trees burned by massive wildfire in Mojave Desert
Two recent fires in California’s Mojave National Preserve are perfect examples, Mahood said.
—Eric Zerkel, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Advertisement Stealing a Joshua tree could now cost you $20,000 in San Bernardino County
May 25, 2022
The Compton restaurant is one of five locations owned by Castellon’s wife’s family.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2024
California’s Joshua trees look like something out of a Dr. Seuss book, resembling a cross between a cactus and a palm tree.
—Liz Kreutz, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2023
The property sits on 50 acres dotted with Joshua trees.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2023
There were toppled Joshua trees in the Mojave Desert and dead endangered birds on park roads, former parks officials said.
—Jack Healy, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
Per the listing, which is held by Frank Sullivan and Jimmy Quill of Coldwell Banker Realty, there’s even a 1,000-year-old Joshua tree on the property.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2023
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“Joshua tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Joshua%20tree. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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