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ocotillo

Syllabification: (o·co·til·lo)

Pronunciation: /ˌōkəˈtē(y)ō/

Definition of ocotillo

noun (plural ocotillos)

chiefly US

a spiny, scarlet-flowered desert shrub of the southwestern US and Mexico, sometimes planted as a hedge.
- Fouquieria splendens, family Fouquieriaceae