ocotillo
noun
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.
ocotillos
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pluralof ocotillo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It is high desert; ocotillos, scrubby junipers and sagebrush bushes dot the earth between the pinyon pines that give her unincorporated community its name.
From New York Times β Jan. 12, 2024
Many desert plants, like ocotillos, Washington fan palms and Joshua trees, are also declining from warming temperatures, less precipitation and thirstier animals.
From Salon β Oct. 19, 2022
The rat nests in the ocotillos are part of a much bigger saga, he said, in which the characters are insects, birds, rodents, lizards, snakes and other wildlife, along with plant species.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 4, 2021
We wandered through a grove of ocotillos, leafed out after a recent rain.
From Washington Post β Apr. 30, 2015
But to the observant, a careful look reveals surprising signs of a new civilization rising among the ocotillos and greasewood.
From Time Magazine Archive
