paloverde
n.
5MexSp, lit., green tree < Sp palo, a stick, log (< L palus, a stake, PALE2) + verde, green < L viridis: see VERDURE6 any of several leguminous trees or shrubs (genera Parkinsonia and Cercidium) with spiny branches, green bark, and bright-yellow flowers, found in the SW U.S. and Mexico