Etymology

coyotillo

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Today it means: A low rhamnaceous shrub (Karwinskia humboldtiana) of the southwestern United States and Mexico, with poisonous berries. Full definition →

Spanish coyotillo
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromcoyotillo
  2. English todaycoyotillo

From Spanish coyotillo; diminutive of coyote, which is able to eat its poisonous fruit without harm.

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