arid land with little or no vegetation

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

leave behind

a boot reaching halfway up to the knee

wildflower having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-blooming flowers; found in sandy and desert areas from southern California to southern Colorado and into Mexico

German field marshal noted for brilliant generalship in North Africa during World War II (1891-1944)

handsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often used for Christmas decoration

small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico

of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia

mariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion or orange or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to Arizona and Mexico

spiny branching deciduous shrub of southwestern United States having clusters of insignificant yellow-white flowers appearing before leaves followed by attractive black berrylike fruits

most common paintbrush of western United States dry lands; having erect stems ending in dense spikes of bright orange to red flowers

sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of Australia

plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte

perennial of southwestern United States having leathery blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome

any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae

an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules

South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics

soft-haired sticky plant with heads of bright pink trumpet-shaped flowers; found in sandy desert soil; after ample rains may carpet miles of desert with pink from the southwestern United States to northern Mexico

prostrate spikemoss; California

a type of soil that develops in arid climates

slender hairy plant with few leaves and golden-yellow flower heads; sandy desert areas of southeastern California to southwestern Utah and western Arizona and northwestern Mexico

burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates

evergreen shrubby tree resembling a willow of dry regions of southwestern North America having showy purplish flowers and long seed pods

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)

a type of soil that develops in arid climates

the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land

withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

the act of giving something up

an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved