fouquieria : Idioms & Phrases
fouquieria columnaris
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noun candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers
boojum tree; Idria columnaris; cirio.
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fouquieria splendens
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noun desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers
vine cactus; Jacob's staff; coachwhip; ocotillo.
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genus fouquieria
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noun resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semidesert regions of southwestern United States that are leafless most of the year
Fouquieria.