noun
- plural of saguaro; large cacti with tall columnar stems and arms, native to the Sonoran Desert
Examples
- The saguaros stood like giant sentinels across the Arizona desert.
- Many saguaros can live for over 150 years.
- The park protects thousands of saguaros and other desert plants.
- Saguaros don’t grow their first arms until they’re 50-70 years old.
- We saw magnificent saguaros towering 40 feet high during our desert hike.
- The saguaros bloom with white flowers in late spring.