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ocotillo.

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.

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noun/əʊkəˈtɪləʊ//əʊkəˈtiː(j)əʊ/
  1. 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.

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From American Spanish ocotillo, from ocote.

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