sacahuiste

noun

sa·ca·huis·te | \ ˌsa-kə-ˈwi-stə

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, ˌsä-, -tē\

variants: or sacahuista \ ˌsa-kə-ˈwi-stə

How to pronounce sacahuista (audio)

, ˌsä- \

Definition of sacahuiste

: a bear grass (Nolina texana) of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico that may cause poisoning in some livestock

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The first known use of sacahuiste was in 1896

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