1.piikikkäiden pensaiden tai pienten puiden suku, joka luetaan toisinaan sukuun Parkinsonia
1.spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde
2.a thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico; has smooth light green bark and racemes of yellow flowers and small leaves