ombu

When the Spanish first came to the Pampa, the ombu was the only tree that grew here.

The Glory Game Janet Dailey 1985

When the Spanish first came to the Pampa, the ombu was the only tree that grew here.

The Glory Game Janet Dailey 1985

When the Spanish first came to the Pampa, the ombu was the only tree that grew here.

The Glory Game Janet Dailey 1985

The ombu is a handsome tree to the eye, not unlike an English walnut in its habit of growth, and it has the one merit of being a splendid shade-tree.

Here, There and Everywhere Frederick Spencer Hamilton 1892

The ombu is a very singular tree indeed, and being the only representative of tree-vegetation, natural to the soil, on those great level plains, and having also many curious superstitions connected with it, it is a romance in itself.

Far Away and Long Ago 1881

We had a long day's ride over the same rich green plain, abounding with various flocks, and with here and there a solitary estancia, and its one ombu tree.

Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle 2003

This was evident from the dress and complexion of the men — from the increased size of the ombu-trees — the number of new cacti and other plants — and especially from the birds.

Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle 2003

We had a long day's ride over the same rich green plain, abounding with various flocks, and with here and there a solitary estancia, and its one ombu tree.

Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle 2003

This was evident from the dress and complexion of the men — from the increased size of the ombu-trees — the number of new cacti and other plants — and especially from the birds.

Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle 2003

(Tyrannus savana), and named by the Spaniards scissor-tail, is very common near Buenos Ayres: it commonly sits on a branch of the ombu tree, near a house, and thence takes a short flight in pursuit of insects, and returns to the same spot.

Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle 2003