Associations to the word «Ocotillo»

Wiktionary

OCOTILLO, noun. 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.

Dictionary definition

OCOTILLO, noun. Desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers.

Wise words

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