OCOTILLO

Meaning of OCOTILLO in English

[ ˌəʊkə'ti:jəʊ ]

■ noun ( plural ~s ) a spiny scarlet-flowered desert shrub of the south-western US and Mexico. [ Fouquieria splendens .]

Origin

C19: via Amer. Sp. (dimin. form) from Nahuatl ocotl 'torch'.

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OCOTILLO — noun (plural -llos) Etymology: Mexican Spanish, diminutive of ocote, a resinous pine tree (Pinus montezuma), from Nahuatl ocotl pine, torch …
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OCOTILLO — ˌōkəˈtē(ˌ)(y)ō noun also oco·ti·lla -ē(y)ə ( -s ) Etymology: Mexican Spanish, diminutive of ocote 1. : a desert shrub ( …
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OCOTILLO — /oh'keuh teel"yoh/ ; Sp. /aw'kaw tee"yaw/ , n. , pl. ocotillos /-teel"yohz/ ; Sp. /-tee"yaws/ . a spiny, woody shrub, …
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OCOTILLO — n. spiny bush (similar to a cactus) that bears clusters of red flowers at the top of each branch (native …
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OCOTILLO — noun ( plural -llos ) Etymology: Mexican Spanish, diminutive of ocote, a resinous pine tree ( Pinus montezuma ), from …
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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. …
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OCOTILLO — Bright red tubular flowers of ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) also called coachwhip, Jacob's staff, or vine cactus (Fouquieria splendens) flowering spiny …
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OCOTILLO — ocotillo BrE AmE ˌɒk ə ˈtiːl jəʊ -ˈtiː-, -ˈtiː əʊ AmE \ ˌoʊk ə ˈtiːl joʊ -ˈtiː oʊ ▷ ocotillo|s …
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OCOTILLO — Classification: CDP (census designated place) Located in: California (CA) Total Population (2000): 296 Total Housing Units (2000): 253 Land Area …
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OCOTILLO — n. Pronunciation: ˌ ō -k ə - ' t ē -( ˌ )y ō Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -llos …
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CANDLEWOOD — noun Date: 1712 any of several trees or shrubs (as ocotillo) chiefly of resinous character, slivers of resinous wood burned …
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BOOJUM — noun Etymology: perhaps from ~, an imaginary creature in The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll; from its grotesque …
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SAGUARO NATIONAL MONUMENT — Mountain and desert region, southeastern Arizona, U.S. Established in 1933, it comprises an area of 124 sq mi (321 sq …
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OCOTILLA — noun see ocotillo
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VINE CACTUS — noun : ocotillo 1
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TORCH TREE — noun 1. : loblolly pine 1 2. : an East Indian shrub ( Ixora parviflora ) with scarlet flowers 3. …
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FOUQUIERIA — füˈkirēə, ˌfükēˈir-, ˌfükēˈer- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Pierre Eloi Fouquier died 1850 French physician + New Latin …
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COACHWHIP — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a whip usually provided with a long lash and used in driving a coach 2. : …
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CANDLEWOOD — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called from its use for illumination 1. : any of several trees or shrubs chiefly of …
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VINE CACTUS — the ocotillo, Fouquieria splendens.
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CANDLEWOOD — noun Date: 1712 1. : any of several trees or shrubs (as ocotillo) chiefly of resinous character 2. : slivers …
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BOOJUM — noun Etymology: perhaps from boojum, an imaginary creature in The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll; from its grotesque …
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CANDLEWOOD — [can.dle.wood] n (1712) 1: any of several trees or shrubs (as ocotillo) chiefly of resinous character 2: slivers of resinous …
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BOOJUM TREE — (Idria columnaris), tree that is the only species of its genus, in the family Fouquieriaceae. The boojum tree is an …
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TAMARICALES — the tamarisk order of dicotyledonous flowering plants comprising three families (Tamaricaceae, Frankeniaceae, and Fouquieriaceae) of trees, shrubs, and herbs usually …
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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 …
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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 …
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SAGUARO NATIONAL MONUMENT — Mountain and desert region, southeastern Arizona, U.S. Established in 1933, it comprises an area of 124 sq mi (321 sq …
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FLOWER — n. 25B6; noun blue flowers : BLOOM, blossom, floweret, floret. See lists. the flower of the nation's youth : BEST, …
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