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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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In the Mojave, under the shade of Joshua trees, a strange pale carbonate rock caps the glacial deposits.
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Peter Brannen
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Not to mention, the house sits on 3.5 acres of private property that’s chock-full of olive trees, California junipers, Joshua trees, yucca trees, desert willows, eucalyptus trees, and wildflowers.
—Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 13 Aug. 2025
The stumps of dead Joshua trees jutted from the fetid ground cover, while a few others, still alive, appeared anemic and were adorned in wispy strands of plastic debris and dust.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
The Central District of California ruled on Monday that the FWS decision to not provide ESA protections for the Joshua tree is unlawful and sidesteps climate science.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 May 2025
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Peter Brannen
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Not to mention, the house sits on 3.5 acres of private property that’s chock-full of olive trees, California junipers, Joshua trees, yucca trees, desert willows, eucalyptus trees, and wildflowers.
—Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 13 Aug. 2025
The stumps of dead Joshua trees jutted from the fetid ground cover, while a few others, still alive, appeared anemic and were adorned in wispy strands of plastic debris and dust.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
The Central District of California ruled on Monday that the FWS decision to not provide ESA protections for the Joshua tree is unlawful and sidesteps climate science.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 May 2025
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“Joshua tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Joshua%20tree. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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