wäˈhē(ˌ)(y)ō noun
also hua·ji·lla -ē(y)ə
( -s )
Etymology: Mexican Spanish guajillo, huajillo, guajilla, huajilla, diminutive of guaje gourd, from Nahuatl huaxin
: either of two honey plants from Texas and adjacent Mexico:
a. : a spiny shrub ( Pithecolobium brevifolium )
b. : a sweet-scented shrub ( Acacia berlandieri )