coyotillo
Meaning
Noun
- A low rhamnaceous shrub (Karwinskia humboldtiana (species)) of the southwestern United States and Mexico, with poisonous berries.
Origin
- Spanish coyotillo; diminutive of coyote, which is able to eat its poisonous fruit without harm.
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