hediondilla
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A desert shrub with sticky, scented leaves and small yellow flowers
- noun
- US
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hediondilla
- Artists often depict the hediondilla's small yellow flowers in their paintings of southwestern landscapes.
Examples
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With its aromatic leaves, the hediondilla attracts various desert insects.
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The hediondilla grows abundantly in the arid regions of New Mexico.
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In the Sonora Desert, creosote is called hediondilla, which means "little stinker."
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Synonyms
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A desert shrub with sticky leaves that have a strong smell and small yellow flowers
is native instead to the southwestern United States and New Mexico
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A desert bush with sticky, scented leaves and small yellow flowers
is the same in meaning but uses an alternative name
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A desert shrub with small yellow flowers, commonly called the creosote bush
is the everyday name rather than the scientific label
Surface Forms
hediondilla singular
hediondillas plural
Etymology
Hediondilla comes from the Spanish word hediondo meaning 'stinking' plus the small ending -illa meaning 'little'. A helpful way to remember it is to think 'little stinky one', which fits this desert shrub because its resinous leaves give a strong smell and it has small yellow flowers.