Etymology

ocotillo

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Spanish ocotillo
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  1. Spanish · derived fromocotillo
  2. English todayocotillo

From American Spanish ocotillo, from ocote.

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