Joshua Treeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Apparently from the resemblance of the tree to Joshua holding out his spear.^[1]

名詞

Joshua tree (複数形 Joshua trees)

1. A tree-like yucca, Yucca brevifolia, of the southwestern United States, with spiky leaves.
   • 1995, Raymond L. Franson, Health of Plants Salvaged for Revegetation at the Mojave Desert Gold Mine: Year Two, Bruce A. Roundy, E. Durant McArthur, Jennifer S. Hayley, David K. Mann (editors), Proceedings: Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium, page 78,

     Joshua trees that were salvaged by hand showed only 4% mortality in the nursery each of the first two years.

   • 2004, Matthew Jaffe, Mojave National Preserve‎^[1], page 8:

     While the Joshua tree ranges into the Great Basin and Sonoran Deserts. it has become synonymous with the Mojave. There are two different subspecies of Joshua trees: the larger Yucca brevifolia brevifolla, which grows at Joshua Tree National Park, and the more densely branched Yucca brevifolia jaegeriana, found in the park and other areas of the eastern Mojave.

   • 2009, The Explorer's Guide to Death Valley National Park‎^[2], page unnumbered page:

     It is possible that all Death Valley Joshua trees are the variety Yucca brevifolia jaegeriana.

上位語

• tree

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