ocotillo/əʊkəˈtɪləʊ/EtymologyFrom American Spanish ocotillo, from ocote.nameA census-designated place in Imperial County, California, United States.nounAny 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.”