sahuaro

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sahuaro - 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

Carnegiea gigantea, saguaro

cactus - any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines

Carnegiea, genus Carnegiea - caryophylloid dicot genus with only one species: saguaro

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"Sahuaro Point Villas represents a well maintained and extremely well positioned student housing acquisition in a large school market," says Mark A.

Boutique Acquisitions Group Purchases 100-Bed Student Housing Property at University of Arizona Tucson

La practica de agricultura de secano en las margenes del rio Mayo y en las otras corrientes superficiales de Sonora, la regularidad y abundancia de las lluvias, a diferencia de la vegetacion arbustiva: cactaceas arboreas como el cardon pelon o gigante; el cardon espinoso, la pitahaya y el sahuaro, que alcanzan gran tamano.

Canales de riego: creacion de un paisaje agricola en el valle del Mayo, Sonora, 1863-1904

Dodgers, Alex Verdugo, of, Sahuaro HS, Tucson, Ariz.

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Huffman, "Sahuaro concept of asphalt-rubber binders," in Proceedings of the 1st Asphalt Rubber User Producer Workshop, Scottsdale, Ariz, USA, 1980.

A review on using crumb rubber in reinforcement of asphalt pavement

Standout short-season selections include Early Jalapeno and Sahuaro, an earlier and more vigorous version of Big Chile.

Sensational salsa peppers: grow your way to saucy success with a cachet of colorful peppers

Es una asociacion tan solida como la del maiz y la cultura mesoamericana o como la union total entre el papago y el sahuaro.