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coyotillo

coyotillo noun: a low rhamnaceous shrub (Karwinskia humboldtiana) of the southwestern United States and Mexico, with poisonous berries.

Noun

coyotillo (plural coyotillos)

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

Forms of coyotillo

pluralcoyotillos

Origin of coyotillo

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

Questions about coyotillo

What does coyotillo mean?
Coyotillo means a low rhamnaceous shrub (Karwinskia humboldtiana) of the southwestern United States and Mexico, with poisonous berries.
What part of speech is coyotillo?
Coyotillo is a noun.
What is the plural of coyotillo?
The plural of coyotillo is coyotillos.

Words near coyotillo in the dictionary

  1. coyoted
  2. coyoteing
  3. coyoteite
  4. coyotelike
  5. coyotes
  6. coyotillo
  7. coyotillos
  8. coyoting
  9. coyoto
  10. coyotos
  11. COYP

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