coyotillo

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Spanish coyotillo; diminutive of coyote, which is able to eat its poisonous fruit without harm.

Noun[edit]

coyotillo (plural coyotillos)

  1. A low rhamnaceous shrub (Karwinskia humboldtiana) of the southwestern United States and Mexico, with poisonous berries.
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