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Definition of ocotillo in English: ocotillonounPlural ocotillos ˌəʊkəˈtiːjəʊˌōkəˈtēyō US A spiny scarlet-flowered desert shrub of the south-western US and Mexico, which is sometimes planted as a hedge. 〈主美〉墨西哥刺木，马鞭，蔓仙人掌 Fouquieria splendens, family Fouquieriaceae Example sentencesExamples - Though traditional ramadas were made with mesquite poles, ocotillo canes, and saguaro, these materials are not readily available in nurseries.
- He used barbed wire to attach crossbeams to posts and bailing wire to lash ocotillo canes to the crossbeams.
- But the bucks had swapped places in the ocotillos.
- Yet in another area hit by a recent heavy rain, the ironwood trees and the spiny ocotillos are flush with new green leaves.
- While cactus flowers have many petals, the ocotillo's red flowers have only five, united at their base to form a tube.
- We photograph cholla and saguaro and ocotillo.
- You'll traverse a series of high valleys, ravines, and washes filled with a variety of plants, including purple barrel cactus and stands of ocotillos.
- The spindly, 15-foottall branches of the ocotillo, bare and dead-looking things under dry conditions, are fully leafed out.
- Flanked by ocotillo and prickly pear, you'll make an easy half-day ride to the Telephone Canyon backcountry campsite.
- Twining snapdragon winds through the Calhoun's ocotillo fence and license plate collection.
- The most common shrubs are creosote bush, ocotillo, and bur sage.
- As we began descending from mountains into the desert, I saw agaves, cacti, and ocotillo thriving on the dry, rugged slopes.
OriginMid 19th century: via American Spanish (diminutive form) from Nahuatl ocotl 'torch'. Definition of ocotillo in US English: ocotillonounˌōkəˈtēyō US A spiny scarlet-flowered desert shrub of the southwestern US and Mexico, which is sometimes planted as a hedge. 〈主美〉墨西哥刺木，马鞭，蔓仙人掌 Fouquieria splendens, family Fouquieriaceae Example sentencesExamples - We photograph cholla and saguaro and ocotillo.
- Twining snapdragon winds through the Calhoun's ocotillo fence and license plate collection.
- Though traditional ramadas were made with mesquite poles, ocotillo canes, and saguaro, these materials are not readily available in nurseries.
- While cactus flowers have many petals, the ocotillo's red flowers have only five, united at their base to form a tube.
- The spindly, 15-foottall branches of the ocotillo, bare and dead-looking things under dry conditions, are fully leafed out.
- He used barbed wire to attach crossbeams to posts and bailing wire to lash ocotillo canes to the crossbeams.
- As we began descending from mountains into the desert, I saw agaves, cacti, and ocotillo thriving on the dry, rugged slopes.
- Flanked by ocotillo and prickly pear, you'll make an easy half-day ride to the Telephone Canyon backcountry campsite.
- The most common shrubs are creosote bush, ocotillo, and bur sage.
- Yet in another area hit by a recent heavy rain, the ironwood trees and the spiny ocotillos are flush with new green leaves.
- You'll traverse a series of high valleys, ravines, and washes filled with a variety of plants, including purple barrel cactus and stands of ocotillos.
- But the bucks had swapped places in the ocotillos.
OriginMid 19th century: via American Spanish (diminutive form) from Nahuatl ocotl ‘torch’. |