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单词 ocotillo
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Definition of ocotillo in English:

ocotillo

nounPlural ocotillos ˌəʊkəˈtiːjəʊˌōkəˈtēyō
US
  • A spiny scarlet-flowered desert shrub of the south-western US and Mexico, which is sometimes planted as a hedge.

    Fouquieria splendens, family Fouquieriaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Though traditional ramadas were made with mesquite poles, ocotillo canes, and saguaro, these materials are not readily available in nurseries.
    • He used barbed wire to attach crossbeams to posts and bailing wire to lash ocotillo canes to the crossbeams.
    • But the bucks had swapped places in the ocotillos.
    • Yet in another area hit by a recent heavy rain, the ironwood trees and the spiny ocotillos are flush with new green leaves.
    • While cactus flowers have many petals, the ocotillo's red flowers have only five, united at their base to form a tube.
    • We photograph cholla and saguaro and ocotillo.
    • You'll traverse a series of high valleys, ravines, and washes filled with a variety of plants, including purple barrel cactus and stands of ocotillos.
    • The spindly, 15-foottall branches of the ocotillo, bare and dead-looking things under dry conditions, are fully leafed out.
    • Flanked by ocotillo and prickly pear, you'll make an easy half-day ride to the Telephone Canyon backcountry campsite.
    • Twining snapdragon winds through the Calhoun's ocotillo fence and license plate collection.
    • The most common shrubs are creosote bush, ocotillo, and bur sage.
    • As we began descending from mountains into the desert, I saw agaves, cacti, and ocotillo thriving on the dry, rugged slopes.

Origin

Mid 19th century: via American Spanish (diminutive form) from Nahuatl ocotl 'torch'.

 
 

Definition of ocotillo in US English:

ocotillo

nounˌōkəˈtēyō
US
  • A spiny scarlet-flowered desert shrub of the southwestern US and Mexico, which is sometimes planted as a hedge.

    Fouquieria splendens, family Fouquieriaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We photograph cholla and saguaro and ocotillo.
    • Twining snapdragon winds through the Calhoun's ocotillo fence and license plate collection.
    • Though traditional ramadas were made with mesquite poles, ocotillo canes, and saguaro, these materials are not readily available in nurseries.
    • While cactus flowers have many petals, the ocotillo's red flowers have only five, united at their base to form a tube.
    • The spindly, 15-foottall branches of the ocotillo, bare and dead-looking things under dry conditions, are fully leafed out.
    • He used barbed wire to attach crossbeams to posts and bailing wire to lash ocotillo canes to the crossbeams.
    • As we began descending from mountains into the desert, I saw agaves, cacti, and ocotillo thriving on the dry, rugged slopes.
    • Flanked by ocotillo and prickly pear, you'll make an easy half-day ride to the Telephone Canyon backcountry campsite.
    • The most common shrubs are creosote bush, ocotillo, and bur sage.
    • Yet in another area hit by a recent heavy rain, the ironwood trees and the spiny ocotillos are flush with new green leaves.
    • You'll traverse a series of high valleys, ravines, and washes filled with a variety of plants, including purple barrel cactus and stands of ocotillos.
    • But the bucks had swapped places in the ocotillos.

Origin

Mid 19th century: via American Spanish (diminutive form) from Nahuatl ocotl ‘torch’.

 
 
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