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ORGAN PIPE CACTUS National Monument |
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Glossary
| Term | Origin | Pronunciation | Meaning or usage |
| Agave | Spanish | ah-GAH-vay | Centuryplant. |
| Ajo | Spanish | AH-hoh | Garlic. |
| Agua Dulce | Spanish | AH-wah DOOL-say | Sweet water. |
| Aguajita | Spanish | AH-wah HE-tah | Emitting water. |
| Arroyo | Spanish | ah-ROY-oh | A gully. |
| Bajada | Spanish | bah-HAH-dah | Sloping plain. |
| Bisnaga | Indian | bees-NAH-gah | A barrelcactus. |
| Cabeza Prieta | Spanish | kah-BAY-sah pree-ET-ah | Black head. |
| Cereus | Latin | SEE-re-us | Cactus genus. |
| Cholla | Spanish | CHO-yah | Bush-type cactus. |
| Datil | Spanish | DAT-ill | Date; fruit like a date. |
| Echinocereus | Latin | e-KINE-oh-SEE-re-us | A cactus group, or genus. |
| Galleta | Spanish | gah-YET-ah | Desert clump grass. |
| Gila | Indian | HEE-lah | River in southern Arizona. |
| Gneiss Probably | Latin | nice or NAY-is | Crystalline rock. |
| Iguana | Spanish | e-goo-AH-nah | A lizard. |
| Jojoba | Probably Indian | hob-HOH-bah | An evergreen shrub. |
| Kino | Spanish | KEE-noh | A Spanish proper name. |
| La Abra | Spanish | lah AH-brah | A dale, or valley. |
| Mesa | Spanish | MAY-sah | A table; a flat-topped mountain. |
| Mesquite | Spanish form of an Indian word. | mess-KEET | A desert tree. |
| Ocotillo | Spanish | oh-koh-TEE-yoh | A desert shrub. |
| Paloverde (the plant) | Spanish | PAHL-oh-VEHR-dey | Green stick. |
| Papago | Spanish form of a native name. | PAHP-ah-go | Desert Indian tribe. |
| Papagueria | Spanish | PAHP-ah-geh -REE-ah | Land of Papago Indians. |
| Phainopepla | Latin | fane-oh-PEP-lah | One of the silky fly catchers. |
| Pima | Spanish form of a native name. | PEE-mah | A desert Indian tribe. |
| Pitahaya dulce | Spanish | pee-TAH-yah DOOL-say | Sweet fruit of a cactus. |
| Puerto Blanco | Spanish | poo-EHR-toh BLAHN-coh | White pass. |
| Quitobaquito | Indian | KEE-toh-bah-KEE-toh | Spring and pond in southwest corner of monument. |
| Reina-de-la noche | Spanish | ray-E-nah de la NO-chay | Queen-of-the-night. |
| Rincon | Spanish | reen-CONE | An inside corner. |
| Saguaro | Spanish form of an Indian word. | sah-WAH-roe | Giant cactus. |
| Sangre de drago | Spanish | SAHN-gray de DRAH-go | Blood of the dragon. |
| Sapium | Latin | SAY-pee-um | A plant genus. |
| Senita | Spanish | sen-EE-tah | The old one. |
| Sierra | Spanish | see-EHR-rah | Saw-toothed-ridge mountain range. |
| Tinaja | Spanish | tee-NAH-hah | Water jar; a pothole. |
| Tomatillo | Spanish | toh-mah-TEE-yoh | A little tomato. |
| Tuna | Spanish | TOO-nah | Cactus fruit; Indian fig. |
| Yucca | Spanish | YUH-kuh or YOU-kuh | Stiff-leaved plant; soapweed. |
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Last Modified: Sat, Nov 4 2006 10:00:00 pm PST |
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