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ocotillo

/əʊkəˈtɪləʊ/

ocotillo noun: any of various succulent plants, not closely related to the cactus, in genus Fouquieria, especially Fouquieria splendens, living in Central America or the southwest United States.

Noun

ocotillo (plural ocotillos)

  1. Any of various succulent plants, not closely related to the cactus, in genus Fouquieria, especially Fouquieria splendens, living in Central America or the southwest United States.
    • It had rained in the night, and some of the ocotillo fences had sprouted some green.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 731
    Synonyms:
    boojum tree, coachwhip, Jacob's staff, vine cactus

Proper noun capitalized: Ocotillo

Ocotillo

  1. A census-designated place in Imperial County, California, United States.

Synonyms of ocotillo

Forms of ocotillo

pluralocotillos

Origin of ocotillo

From American Spanish ocotillo, from ocote.

Questions about ocotillo

What does ocotillo mean?
Ocotillo means any of various succulent plants, not closely related to the cactus, in genus Fouquieria, especially Fouquieria splendens, living in Central America or the southwest United States.
What part of speech is ocotillo?
Ocotillo can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ocotillo?
Ocotillo is pronounced /əʊkəˈtɪləʊ/.
What is the plural of ocotillo?
The plural of ocotillo is ocotillos.

Words near ocotillo in the dictionary

  1. OCOs
  2. ocote
  3. Ocotepec
  4. Ocotepeque
  5. ocotes
  6. ocotillo
  7. ocotillos
  8. OCP
  9. OCPD
  10. OCPDs
  11. OCPs

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