ocotillo
/ˌəʊkəˈtiːljəʊ/noun
(pl. -os)
1- chiefly US a spiny scarlet-flowered desert shrub of the south-western US and Mexico, which is sometimes planted as a spiny hedge〈主美〉墨西哥刺木, 马鞭, 蔓仙人掌。
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- Fouquieria splendens, family Fouquieriaceae.拉丁名Fouquieria splendens,刺树科（福桂花科）。
词源
mid 19th cent.: via American Spanish (diminutive form) from Nahuatl ocotl 'torch'.