coyotillo

[ koi-uh-til-oh; Spanish kaw-yaw-tee-yaw ]

/ ˌkɔɪ əˈtɪl oʊ; Spanish ˌkɔ yɔˈti yɔ /

noun, plural coy·o·til·los [koi-uh-til-ohz; Spanish kaw-yaw-tee-yaws] /ˌkɔɪ əˈtɪl oʊz; Spanish ˌkɔ yɔˈti yɔs/.

a poisonous shrub with black berries, Karwinskia humboldtiana, of the buckthorn family, found in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.

Words nearby coyotillo

coy, coy., coydog, coyote, coyote state, coyotillo, coypel, coypu, coz, coze, cozen

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British Dictionary definitions for coyotillo

coyotillo

/ (ˌkəʊjəʊˈtiːljəʊ) /

noun plural -los

a thorny poisonous rhamnaceous shrub, Karwinskia humboldtiana of Mexico and the southwestern US, the berries of which cause paralysis

Word Origin for coyotillo

Mexican Spanish, literally: a little coyote

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