SINCE 1828
coyotillo
noun
coy·o·til·lo
| \ ˌkī-ə-ˈti-(ˌ)lō
, ˌkȯi-ə-, -ˈtē-(ˌ)yō
\
, ˌkȯi-ə-, -ˈtē-(ˌ)yō
\
Definition of coyotillo
: a shrub (Karwinskia humboldtiana) of the buckthorn family of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico having poisonous berries
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