saguaro
nounHow many syllables in saguaro?
There are 3 syllables in the word saguaro.How to pronounce saguaro:
Definition of saguaro:
- saguaro (noun):
- extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit.
- a tall columnar usually sparsely-branched cactus (carnegiea gigantea) of dry areas of the southwestern u.s. and mexico that bears white flowers and a scaly reddish edible fruit and that may attain a height of up to 50 feet (16 meters)
Synonyms for saguaro:
cactus
carnegiea
carnegiea gigantea
genus carnegiea
sahuaro
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