First Known Use: circa 1892
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coyotillo
noun coy·o·til·lo \ˌkī-ə-ˈti-(ˌ)lō, ˌkȯi-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
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Origin of COYOTILLO
Mexican Spanish, diminutive of coyote
Rhymes with COYOTILLO
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