coyotillo

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coy·o·til·lo | \ ˌkī-ə-ˈti-(ˌ)lō

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, ˌkȯi-ə-, -ˈtē-(ˌ)yō

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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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