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ocotillo in British English
(ˌəʊkəˈtiːljəʊ)
nounWord forms: 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
Mexican Spanish: diminutive of ocote pine, from Nahuatl ocotl torchocotillo in American English
(ˌoʊkəˈtijoʊ)
US
nounWord forms: plural ˌocoˈtillos (ˌoʊkəˈtijoʊz)
1.
a spiny, desert candlewood (Fouquieria splendens) with scarlet flowers, found in the SW U.S.
adjective
2.
designating a family (Fouquieriaceae, order Violales) of dicotyledonous desert shrubsand trees, including the candlewoods
Word origin
AmSp, dim. of ocote, Mexican pine < Nahuatl ocoλ, pineImage ofocotillo
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