WordNet
desert willow
n. evergreen shrubby tree resembling a willow of dry regions of southwestern North America having showy purplish flowers and long seed pods [syn: Chilopsis linearis]
Usage examples of "desert willow".
It consists of live oak, pinion, mesquite, desert willow, greasewood, sage brush, palmilla, maguey, yucca and cacti and is mostly evergreen.
The morning air was clear and the sun bright, but along the trail from town there were occasional clumps of smoke trees and desert willow that obscured the rider for minutes at a time.
Brushing through a screen of desert willow, he drew rein beside a rippling pool that, reflected the brilliant blue of the sky.