coyotillo

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noun

A low rhamnaceous shrub (Karwinskia humboldtiana) of the southwestern United States and Mexico, with poisonous berries.

OriginSpanish coyotillo →
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Meanings

nouncoyotillo (plural coyotillos)

plural coyotillos

  1. A low rhamnaceous shrub (Karwinskia humboldtiana) of the southwestern United States and Mexico, with poisonous berries.

Origin

  1. Spanishcoyotillo
  2. Englishcoyotillo

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

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APA

coyotillo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coyotillo

MLA

“coyotillo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coyotillo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coyotillo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coyotillo.

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