ocotillo

English

Etymology

From American Spanish ocotillo, from ocote.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əʊkəˈtɪləʊ/, /əʊkəˈtiː(j)əʊ/

Noun

ocotillo (plural ocotillos)

Any of various succulent plants unrelated to the cactus, in the genus Fouquieria, especially Fouquieria splendens, living in Central America or the southwest United States.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 731:
  It had rained in the night, and some of the ocotillo fences had sprouted some green.

Synonyms

boojum tree, coachwhip, Jacob's staff, vine cactus

Spanish

Etymology

From ocote + -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /okoˈtiʎo/

Noun

ocotillo m (plural ocotillos)

(Mexico) ocotillo

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