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n. - 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.

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  • The saguaro is a signature plant of the Sonoran Desert.
  • Scattered among the huge club-shaped columns of the saguaro is the cholla, the next largest of the cactuses.
  • … if you didn't know, and i didn't, a saguaro is a type of cactus …
  • Paloverde-cactus shrub vegetation includes various types of cacti, such as saguaro, cholla and agave.
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