lechuguilla

[ lech-uh-gee-uh; Spanish le-choo-gee-yah ]

noun

, plural lech·u·guil·las [lech-, uh, -, gee, -, uh, z, le-choo-, gee, -yahs].

1. a semidesert plant, Agave lecheguilla, of Mexico, having a basal rosette of sharply pointed leaves and a very tall flower spike, grown as an ornamental.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lechuguilla¹

1835–45, Americanism; < Spanish, diminutive of lechuga lettuce

Example Sentences

A particular species of agave, called A. lechuguilla, abounding in the El Paso region.

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This arrow, as well as the game itself, is called in Mexican Spanish lechuguilla.

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At Palmillas, individuals were trapped in an area of mesquite, other bushes and "lechuguilla."

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