Mojave
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English
Etymology
Hispanicized variant of Mohave.
Pronunciation
Noun
Mojave pl (plural only)
- Alternative form of Mohave
- 1895, J W Powell, chapter I, in Canyons of the Colorado, Meadville, PA: Flood & Vincent; republished as The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, New York: Dover, 1961, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 27:
- In these groves of the flood plain of the Colorado the Mojave and Yuma Indians once had their homes.
Derived terms
- Mojave-aster (Xylorhiza tortifolia)
- Mojave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus)
- Mojave yucca (Yucca schidigera)
- Mojave Desert
Proper noun
Mojave