ocotillo
Any of various succulent plants, not closely related to the cactus, in genus…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.
Meaning
1 sensesAny 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.
- desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers
Origin
From American Spanish ocotillo, from ocote.From American Spanish ocotillo, from ocote.
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Forms
plural: ocotillosSynonyms
6 synonyms- desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers:coachwhipJacob-ap-s staffvine cactusFouquieria splendens
See also
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