trompillo
- noun
- Specialized
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trompillo
- The shepherd used a trompillo berry to curdle the fresh goat's milk.
Examples
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The silvery leaves and blue flowers make the trompillo easy to identify in the field.
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Wild trompillo plants are often found along the roadsides in Texas.
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The trompillo plant thrives in warm climates.
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Farmers often find trompilloes in their fields.
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The shepherd used a trompillo berry to curdle the fresh goat's milk.
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The silvery leaves and blue flowers make the trompillo easy to identify in the field.
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Wild trompillo plants are often found along the roadsides in Texas.
Synonyms
A plant with silvery leaves, light blue or white flowers, and round berries sometimes used to curdle milk
A wild plant with silvery leaves and round berries that people use to curdle milk
A wild plant with silvery leaves and violet or white flowers that can be poisonous to animals
A plant with silvery leaves, small blue or white flowers, and a round berry used to curdle milk
A wild plant with silvery leaves and violet, blue, or white flowers that has round berries used to curdle milk
A wild plant with silvery leaves, violet, blue or white flowers and round berries used to make milk into cheese
A wild plant with silvery leaves and round berries that people use to curdle milk
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word trompillo comes from Spanish trompa ('trumpet' or 'snout') plus the small ending -illo meaning 'little'. A helpful way to remember it is to picture the plant's small trumpet-like flowers or round berries, so the name fits this wild nightshade often used to curdle milk.
