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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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The minimally landscaped areas immediately around the house quickly give way to the arid landscape, the spiny shrubs and Joshua trees interspersed with several sculptures set against the undulating shadow lines of the distant mountains.
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Mark David, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Desert tortoises and Joshua trees live in the area that would be developed for the solar array, said Erik Molvar, executive director of the Western Watersheds Project.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
At Joshua Tree National Park in California, multiple Joshua trees, which can be more than a century old, were chopped down.
—Connor Greene, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
With park rangers absent, there’s the potential for Joshua trees to be vandalized, something that happened during the 35-day shutdown in 2018-19.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 1 Oct. 2025
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Mark David, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Desert tortoises and Joshua trees live in the area that would be developed for the solar array, said Erik Molvar, executive director of the Western Watersheds Project.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
At Joshua Tree National Park in California, multiple Joshua trees, which can be more than a century old, were chopped down.
—Connor Greene, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
With park rangers absent, there’s the potential for Joshua trees to be vandalized, something that happened during the 35-day shutdown in 2018-19.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Joshua tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Joshua%20tree. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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