saguaro

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A very large cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) of the Sonoran Desert, having ribbed upward-curving branches, white funnel-shaped flowers, and edible red fruit.

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The fruit of this cactus.

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The giant cactus, Cereus giganteus, a columnar species from 25 to over 50 feet high, growing on stony mesas and low hills in Arizona and adjacent parts of Mexico.

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A large cactus in the genus Carnegiea, native to the Sonoran Desert and characterized by its “arms”.

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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