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- [oh-kuh-teel-yoh; Spanish aw-kaw-tee-yaw]
- /ˌoʊ kəˈtil yoʊ; Spanish ˌɔ kɔˈti yɔ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [oh-kuh-teel-yoh; Spanish aw-kaw-tee-yaw]
- /ˌoʊ kəˈtil yoʊ; Spanish ˌɔ kɔˈti yɔ/
Definitions of ocotillo word
- noun plural ocotillo a spiny, woody shrub, Fouqueria splendens, of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having a tight cluster of red flowers at the tip of each branch. 1
- noun ocotillo A spiny, scarlet-flowered desert shrub of the southwestern US and Mexico, sometimes planted as a hedge. 1
- noun ocotillo a cactus-like tree, Fouquieria splendens, of Mexico and the southwestern US, with scarlet tubular flowers: used for hedges and candlewood: family Fouquieriaceae 0
- noun ocotillo a spiny, desert candlewood (Fouquieria splendens) with scarlet flowers, found in the SW U.S. 0
- adjective ocotillo designating a family (Fouquieriaceae, order Violales) of dicotyledonous desert shrubs and trees, including the candlewoods 0
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Origin of ocotillo
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish, diminutive of ocote kind of pine < Nahuatl ocotl
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Parts of speech for Ocotillo
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ocotillo popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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