OCOTILLO

Meaning of OCOTILLO in English

n. spiny bush (similar to a cactus) that bears clusters of red flowers at the top of each branch (native to dry areas of southwest United States and Mexico)

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

OCOTILLO — noun (plural -llos) Etymology: Mexican Spanish, diminutive of ocote, a resinous pine tree (Pinus montezuma), from Nahuatl ocotl pine, torch …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OCOTILLO — ˌōkəˈtē(ˌ)(y)ō noun also oco·ti·lla -ē(y)ə ( -s ) Etymology: Mexican Spanish, diminutive of ocote 1. : a desert shrub ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OCOTILLO — /oh'keuh teel"yoh/ ; Sp. /aw'kaw tee"yaw/ , n. , pl. ocotillos /-teel"yohz/ ; Sp. /-tee"yaws/ . a spiny, woody shrub, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OCOTILLO — noun ( plural -llos ) Etymology: Mexican Spanish, diminutive of ocote, a resinous pine tree ( Pinus montezuma ), from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OCOTILLO — [ ˌəʊkə'ti:jəʊ ] ■ noun ( plural ~s ) a spiny scarlet-flowered desert shrub of the south-western US and Mexico. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
OCOTILLO — [oco.ti.llo] n, pl -llos [MexSp] (1856): a thorny scarlet-flowered candlewood (Fouquieria splendens of the family Fouquieriaceae) of the southwestern U.S. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OCOTILLO — Bright red tubular flowers of ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) also called coachwhip, Jacob's staff, or vine cactus (Fouquieria splendens) flowering spiny …
Britannica English vocabulary
OCOTILLO — ocotillo BrE AmE ˌɒk ə ˈtiːl jəʊ -ˈtiː-, -ˈtiː əʊ AmE \ ˌoʊk ə ˈtiːl joʊ -ˈtiː oʊ ▷ ocotillo|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OCOTILLO — Classification: CDP (census designated place) Located in: California (CA) Total Population (2000): 296 Total Housing Units (2000): 253 Land Area …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
OCOTILLO — n. Pronunciation: ˌ ō -k ə - ' t ē -( ˌ )y ō Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -llos …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CANDLEWOOD — noun Date: 1712 any of several trees or shrubs (as ocotillo) chiefly of resinous character, slivers of resinous wood burned …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BOOJUM — noun Etymology: perhaps from ~, an imaginary creature in The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll; from its grotesque …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SAGUARO NATIONAL MONUMENT — Mountain and desert region, southeastern Arizona, U.S. Established in 1933, it comprises an area of 124 sq mi (321 sq …
Английский словарь Британика
OCOTILLA — noun see ocotillo
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VINE CACTUS — noun : ocotillo 1
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TORCH TREE — noun 1. : loblolly pine 1 2. : an East Indian shrub ( Ixora parviflora ) with scarlet flowers 3. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOUQUIERIA — füˈkirēə, ˌfükēˈir-, ˌfükēˈer- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Pierre Eloi Fouquier died 1850 French physician + New Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COACHWHIP — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a whip usually provided with a long lash and used in driving a coach 2. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANDLEWOOD — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called from its use for illumination 1. : any of several trees or shrubs chiefly of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VINE CACTUS — the ocotillo, Fouquieria splendens.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANDLEWOOD — noun Date: 1712 1. : any of several trees or shrubs (as ocotillo) chiefly of resinous character 2. : slivers …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOOJUM — noun Etymology: perhaps from boojum, an imaginary creature in The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll; from its grotesque …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANDLEWOOD — [can.dle.wood] n (1712) 1: any of several trees or shrubs (as ocotillo) chiefly of resinous character 2: slivers of resinous …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOOJUM TREE — (Idria columnaris), tree that is the only species of its genus, in the family Fouquieriaceae. The boojum tree is an …
Britannica English vocabulary
TAMARICALES — the tamarisk order of dicotyledonous flowering plants comprising three families (Tamaricaceae, Frankeniaceae, and Fouquieriaceae) of trees, shrubs, and herbs usually …
Britannica English vocabulary
ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT — national monument in southwestern Arizona, U.S., at the Mexican border, 12 miles (19 km) south of Ajo. Established in 1937 …
Britannica English vocabulary
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK — national park of colourful granite (pinto gneiss) formations, quartz monzonite boulders, and scenic lookouts in southern California, U.S. It is …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAGUARO NATIONAL MONUMENT — Mountain and desert region, southeastern Arizona, U.S. Established in 1933, it comprises an area of 124 sq mi (321 sq …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FLOWER — n. 25B6; noun blue flowers : BLOOM, blossom, floweret, floret. See lists. the flower of the nation's youth : BEST, …
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