New American Oxford Dictionary
Joshua
Josh u a |ˈjäSHo͞oə ˈʤɑʃ (ə )wə | ( fl. c. 13th century bc ), Israelite leader who succeeded Moses and led his people into the Promised Land. • the sixth book of the Bible, telling of the conquest of Canaan and its division among the twelve tribes of Israel.
Joshua tree
Josh u a tree ▶noun a yucca that grows as a tree and has clusters of spiky leaves, native to arid regions of southwestern North America. [Yucca brevifolia, family Agavaceae. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: apparently from Joshua (Josh. 8:18 ), the plant being likened to a man brandishing a spear.
Joshua Tree National Park
Josh u a Tree Na tion al Park |ˈjäSHo͞oə ˌʤɑʃəwə tri ˌnæʃnəl ˈpɑrk | a national preserve in southern California, noted for its desert plant and animal life.
Oxford Dictionary
Joshua
Joshua |ˈdʒɒʃʊə | ( fl. c. 13th century bc ), the Israelite leader who succeeded Moses and led his people into the Promised Land. • the sixth book of the Bible, telling of the conquest of Canaan and its division among the twelve tribes of Israel.
Joshua tree
Joshua tree |ˈʤɒʃjʊə | ▶noun a yucca which grows as a tree and has clusters of spiky leaves, native to arid regions of south-western North America. ●Yucca brevifolia, family Agavaceae. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: apparently from Joshua (Josh. 8:18 ), the plant being likened to a man brandishing a spear.
Joshua Tree National Park
Josh u a Tree Na tion al Park |ˈjäSHo͞oə ˌʤɑʃəwə tri ˌnæʃnəl ˈpɑrk | a national preserve in southern California, noted for its desert plant and animal life.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
Joshua
Josh u a /dʒɑ́ʃuə |dʒɔ́ʃjuə /名詞 1 ジョシュア 〘男の名 〙.2 〘聖書 〙a. ヨシュア 〘Mosesの後継者; イスラエル民族を約束の地へと導いた 〙.b. 『ヨシュア記 』 〘旧約聖書の一書; ⦅略 ⦆Josh 〙.~́ tr è e 〘植 〙ジョシュアツリー 〘米国南西部の砂漠地帯に生育する常緑樹; ユッカの一種 〙.