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ocotillo
[ oh-kuh-teel-yoh; Spanish aw-kaw-tee-yaw ]
/ ˌoʊ kəˈtil yoʊ; Spanish ˌɔ kɔˈti yɔ /
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noun, plural o·co·til·los [oh-kuh-teel-yohz; Spanish aw-kaw-tee-yaws]. /ˌoʊ kəˈtil yoʊz; Spanish ˌɔ kɔˈti yɔs/.
a spiny, woody shrub, Fouqueria splendens, of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having a tight cluster of red flowers at the tip of each branch.
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Origin of ocotillo
1855–60, Americanism;<Mexican Spanish, diminutive of ocote kind of pine <Nahuatl ocotl
Words nearby ocotillo
“O Come, All Ye Faithful”, oconee-bells, O'Connell, O'Connor, O'Connor, Sandra Day, ocotillo, OCR, Ocracoke Island, ocrea, ocreate, OCS
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British Dictionary definitions for ocotillo
ocotillo
/ (ˌəʊkəˈtiːljəʊ) /
noun plural -los
a cactus-like tree, Fouquieria splendens, of Mexico and the southwestern US, with scarlet tubular flowers: used for hedges and candlewood: family Fouquieriaceae
Word Origin for ocotillo
Mexican Spanish: diminutive of ocote pine, from Nahuatl ocotl torch
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