Towering desert plants: Var. Crossword Clue
8 letters · New York Times · Sunday, August 22, 1999 · 5-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Sunday, August 22, 1999.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · August 22, 1999 · 5-Down · 8 letters
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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
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