fou·quie·ria \füˈkirēə, ˌfükēˈir-, ˌfükēˈer-\noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Pierre Eloi Fouquier died 1850 French physician + New Latin -ia : a small genus of scarlet-flowered shrubs or low trees (family Fouquieriaceae) with brittle wood and spiny stems that are leafless for most of the season — see ocotillo