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ocotillo definition

☆ oco·tillo (ō′kə tē′yō)

noun pl. ocotillos -·los (-yōz)

a spiny, desert candlewood (Fouquieria splendens) with scarlet flowers, found in the SW U.S.

Etymology: AmSp, dim. of ocote, Mexican pine < Nahuatl ocoλ, pine

adjective

designating a family (Fouquieriaceae, order Violales) of dicotyledonous desert shrubs and trees, including the candlewoods

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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