lote

noun

ˈlōt

variants or lotebush

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗

or less commonly lotibush

ˈlōtēˌ⸗

or lotewood

ˈlōt‧wu̇d

plural lotes or lotebushes

1

: a low spiny shrub (Condalia obtusifolia) of Mexico and southern Texas having edible fruit and roots from which a soap substitute is made

called also Texas buckthorn

2

: jujube sense 2

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