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