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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 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 〙.