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ocotillos

Variant of ocotillo

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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