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Answer for the clue "Resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semi-desert regions of southwestern United States that are leafless most of the year ", 10 letters:
fouquieria

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fouquieria \Fouquieria\ n. a genus of resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semi-desert regions of the southwestern U. S. that are leafless most of the year. Syn: genus Fouquieria .

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Fouquieria is a genus of 11 species of desert plants , the sole genus in the family Fouquieriaceae . The genus includes the ocotillo ( F. splendens ) and the boojum tree or cirio ( F. columnaris ). They have semi succulent stems with thinner spikes projecting ...