Apache plume

Meaning

Noun

  • A desert shrub in the family Rosaceae native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico, Fallugia paradoxa (species)

Origin

  • Apache + plume from the plume-like fruits and from one of the Native American peoples associated with part of its range.

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