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Definition: Ocotillo |
OcotilloNoun1. Desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: OcotilloSynonyms: coachwhip (n), vine cactus (n). (additional references) |
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| Fouquieria splendens |
The ocotillo, Fouquieria splendens, is a curious desert plant of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. At first appearing to be an arrangement of large dead sticks, closer examination shows that the stems are partly green and covered (at most times of the year) with small ovate leaves.
The stems may reach a diameter of 5 cm at the base, and the plant may grow to a height of 10 m. Each stem is separate, and does not branch. The leaf stalks harden into blunt spines, and new leaves sprout from the base of the spine. The bright red flowers appear in spring and summer, occurring as a group of small tube shapes at the tip of the stem.
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Ocotillo is a town located in Imperial County, California. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 296.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Ocotillo."
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Ocotillo cactus in full bloom.Credit: Susanna Henry. |
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Words beginning with "ocotillo": ocotillos. (additional references) | |
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"Ocotillo" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Courtillot, ocotilio, octillo, Odontella. (additional references) | |
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| Words within the letters "c-i-l-l-o-o-o-t" | |
-3 letters: cloot, lotic. | |
-4 letters: clit, clot, coil, colt, cool, coot, lilt, loci, loco, loot, loti, olio, otic, till, toil, toll, tool. | |
-5 letters: col, coo, cot, ill, lit, loo, lot, oil, oot, tic, til, too. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-i-l-l-o-o-o-t" | |
+1 letter: coyotillo, ocotillos. | |
+2 letters: coyotillos. | |
+3 letters: collocation, ontological, topological. | |
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+5 letters: collaboration, collocational, deontological, entomological, monotonically, octodecillion, oligopolistic, ontologically, paleontologic, proctological, somatological, topologically, toxicological, volcanologist. | |
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