tasajillo: Meaning and Definition of

ta•sa•jil•lo

Pronunciation: (tä"su-hē'ō), [key]
— pl. -los.
  1. a bushy or treelike cactus, Opuntia leptocaulis, of the southwestern U.S., having slender, spiny branches, greenish-yellow flowers, and red berrylike fruit.
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