Joshua tree

Joshua Tree English Yucca brevifolia thumb|right|Joshua tree. right|thumb|Yucca brevifolia species woodland Etymology Apparently from the resemblance of the tree to Joshua holding out his spear.1611, Bible, King James Version, Joshua 8, xvii — And the LORD said unto Joshua, stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city. Noun A tree-like yucca, Yucca brevifolia species, of the southwestern United States, with spiky leaves. en 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 Proceedings: Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium http://books.google.com.au/books?id=kwMvIacKAQsC&pg=PA78&dq=%22Joshua+tree%22%7C%22Joshua+trees%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NsBTUp-IM8XXkAXB8IDQCA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Joshua%20tree%22%7C%22Joshua%20trees%22&f=false 78 Joshua trees that were salvaged by hand showed only 4% mortality in the nursery each of the first two years. en 2004 Matthew Jaffe Mojave National Preserve 8 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=CTNY8e1nCbIC&pg=PA8&dq=%22Joshua+tree%22%7C%22Joshua+trees%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gcZTUq6uNorBkgXg04HwCQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Joshua%20tree%22%7C%22Joshua%20trees%22&f=false 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. en 2009 T. Scott Bryan; Betty Tucker-Bryan The Explorer's Guide to Death Valley National Park http://books.google.com.au/books?id=RqG1h5vcQb4C&pg=PT92&dq=%22Joshua+tree%22%7C%22Joshua+trees%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gcZTUq6uNorBkgXg04HwCQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Joshua%20tree%22%7C%22Joshua%20trees%22&f=false unnumbered page It is possible that all Death Valley Joshua trees are the variety Yucca brevifolia jaegeriana. Hypernyms en tree Translations Yucca brevifolia Finnish: fi joosuanjukka, fi joosuanpuu French: fr arbre de Jésus m German: de Joshua Tree m, de Josuabaum m Panamint: par muuppüh Polish: pl drzewo Jozuego n Russian: ru де́рево Иису́са n Spanish: es árbol de Josué m References en eponyms terms derived from the Bible en Agavoideae subfamily plants