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coyotillo definition

☆ co·yo·tillo (kō′yə til′ō, ko̵i′ə-)

noun pl. coyotillos -·los

a thorny shrub (Karwinskia humboldtiana) of the buckthorn family, found in Mexico and the SW U.S.: it has toxic berries

Etymology: AmSp, dim. of coyote

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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