1) Mojave Desert grower 2) Mojave Desert sight 3) National park in California 4) Old Testament national park 5) Tall yucca 
(from the article `angiosperm`) ...occurs when the terminal bud ceases to grow (usually because a terminal flower has formed) and an axillary bud or buds become new leader shoots, ... The Joshua tree (Y. brevifolia) has a stem more than 10 m (33 feet) high. Spanish bayonet (Y. aloifolia), Spanish dagger (Y. gloriosa), and Adam`s ... ...
[n] - a large branched arborescent yucca of southwestern United States having short leaves and clustered greenish white flowers
an evergreen tree, Yucca brevifolia, growing in arid or desert regions of the southwestern U.S., having long, twisted branches. Also called