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ocotillos
Variant of ocotillo
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noun pl. ocotillos
a spiny, desert candlewood (Fouquieria splendens) with scarlet flowers, found in the SW U.S.
adjective
designating a family (Fouquieriaceae, order Violales) of dicotyledonous desert shrubs and trees, including the candlewoods
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