Camels and travelers alike relished the sweet, juicy desert pears that sustained them during the long desert crossing.

At sunrise, she picked a ripe desert pear from the cactus by the trail.

At sunset, we placed several desert candles along the dune ridge to guide the travelers.

In late spring, the desert candle sent up a spire of cream flowers that drew bees and admirers to the arid rock garden.

Many philosophers argue that the desert principle should guide sentencing so that punishments correspond to offenders' blameworthiness.

After the rare rain, desert lilies bloomed along the dry arroyo, painting the landscape with pale pink and white.

After hours on patrol with no facilities, he handed me a desert lily and told me to use it behind the jeep.

Several linguists have shown that Western Desert has a remarkably consistent verb system across its dialects.

Researchers studying climate change found unexpected biodiversity hotspots in the Kalahari Desert.

Recent satellite imagery of the Gurbantünggüt Desert has shown shifting dune patterns that could affect local ecosystems.