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Joshua tree
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈdʒɒʃ.ju.ə ˌtriː/ us /ˈdʒɑː.ʃu.ə ˌtriː/
a type of tall yucca(= a plant with long, stiff leaves on a thick stem) that has several long branches and grows in hot, dry areas of the southwestern USA: 约书亚树（短叶丝兰的一种，单子叶植物，外形与树木类似，生长于美国西南的干热地区）
Species such as Joshua trees are threatened by increased fire risks.约书亚树等物种受到火灾风险增加的威胁。
The park is surrounded for miles by tumbleweeds and Joshua trees.
Joshua trees are a type of yucca that grow nine metres or taller.
The area's landscape is dotted with Joshua trees.
As you turn off the road, you enter a forest of Joshua trees.
We journeyed through the vast Mojave Desert, with its iconic Joshua trees, into Nevada.
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