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/əʊkəˈtɪləʊ/ · noun
Any of various succulent plants, not closely related to the cactus, in genus Fouquieria, especially Fouquieria splendens, living in Central America or the southwest United States..
It had rained in the night, and some of the ocotillo fences had sprouted some green.
Use ocotillo when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ocotillo means Any of various succulent plants, not closely related to the cactus, in genus Fouquieria, especially Fouquieria splendens, living in Central America or the southwest United States..
Common synonyms include boojum tree, coachwhip, Jacob's staff, vine cactus.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
It had rained in the night, and some of the ocotillo fences had sprouted some green.
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