ocotillo
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/əʊkəˈtɪləʊ/
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/əʊkəˈtɪləʊ/ · /əʊkəˈtiː(j)əʊ/
Definition of ocotillo
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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Any of various succulent plants, not closely related to the cactus, in genus Fouquieria, especially Fouquieria splendens, living in Central America or the southwest United States.
“It had rained in the night, and some of the ocotillo fences had sprouted some green.”
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noun
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Any of various succulent plants, not closely related to the cactus, in genus Fouquieria, especially Fouquieria splendens, living in Central America or the southwest United States.
“It had rained in the night, and some of the ocotillo fences had sprouted some green.”
name
- A census-designated place in Imperial County, California, United States.
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Etymology
From American Spanish ocotillo, from ocote.
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