Coyotillo (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural coy·o·til·los [koi-uh-til-ohz; Spanish kaw-yaw-tee-yaws]. /ˌkɔɪ əˈtɪl oʊz; Spanish ˌkɔ yɔˈti yɔs/.
  1. a poisonous shrub with black berries, Karwinskia humboldtiana, of the buckthorn family, found in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.
noun plural -los
  1. a thorny poisonous rhamnaceous shrub, Karwinskia humboldtiana of Mexico and the southwestern US, the berries of which cause paralysis
Coyotillo (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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