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coyotillo

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coy⋅o⋅til⋅lo

  [koi-uh-til-oh; Sp. kaw-yaw-tee-yaw]
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–noun, plural ‑til⋅los [‑til-ohz; Sp. ‑tee-yaws] .
a poisonous shrub with black berries, Karwinskia humboldtiana, of the buckthorn family, found in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.
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coy·o·til·lo   (koi'ə-tĭl'ō, -tē'yō, kī'ə-)   
n.   pl. coy·o·til·los
A poisonous shrub (Karwinskia humboldtiana) native to Texas and Mexico, having small greenish flowers and black fruits.

[American Spanish, diminutive of coyote, coyote; see coyote.]
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