coyotillo
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coy·o·til·lo

noun \ˌkī-ə-ˈti-(ˌ)lō, ˌki-ə-, -ˈtē-(ˌ)yō\

Definition of COYOTILLO

: a shrub (Karwinskia humboldtiana) of the buckthorn family of the southwestern United States and Mexico having poisonous berries

Origin of COYOTILLO

Mexican Spanish, diminutive of coyote
First Known Use: circa 1892

Rhymes with COYOTILLO

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