cachimilla

noun

ca·​chi·​mi·​lla

ˌkächəˈmē(y)ə,

-ˌa-

variants or less commonly cachanilla

-ˈnē(y)ə

plural -s

: a shrub (Pluchea sericea) of the family Compositae of southwestern U.S. and adjacent Mexico whose slender tough stems are used to make arrows, birdcages, and baskets

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

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