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, not closely related to the cactus, in genus Fouquieria, especially Fouquieria splendens, living in Central America or the southwest United States. ==== Synonyms ==== boojum tree, coachwhip, Jacob's staff, vine cactus == Spanish == === Etymology === From ocote +‎ -illo. === Pronunciation === Syllabification: o‧co‧ti‧llo === Noun === ocotillo m (plural ocotillos) (Mexico) ocotillo === Further reading === “ocotillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025