dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/oco_MW.json

{
  "oconee bells":{
    "type":[
      "noun plural but singular or plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a stemless perennial herb ( Shortia galacifolia ) that has crenate-dentate glossy leaves":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8k\u014dn\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from Oconee river, central Georgia":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160727"
  },
  "ocotillo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a thorny scarlet-flowered candlewood ( Fouquieria splendens of the family Fouquieriaceae) of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u014d-k\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113-(\u02cc)y\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The mountainous desert region is one highlighted by cactus flowers like the Strawberry Pitaya, the spiny ocotillo shrub, catclaw, desert marigolds, and the area\u2019s namesake bluebonnets. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "An easy half-mile walk on the wide, sandy Latigo Trail enters the preserve\u2019s far west edge, passing under powerlines that curiously mimic look the long, slender stalks of native ocotillo cactus. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Those findings align with the work of Jim Cornett, a consulting ecologist who has been studying ocotillo in the park since 2007. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "According to Texas Highways, visitors may also want to head approximately five hours north to pay a visit to Franklin Mountains State Park, home to the ocotillo , yucca, Southwestern barrel cactus, and Chihuahuan fishhook cactus. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019s not uncommon for students at the Bisbee Unified School District to live in Mexico and travel here daily through ports in sprawling valleys dotted by ocotillo . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Dec. 2020",
      "There's also the hip year-old hotel Willow House, a cluster of minimalist cubes scattered in a field of ocotillo plants. \u2014 Christopher Bagley, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 18 May 2020",
      "Many of us are finding comfort now in remembering the enveloping smell of warm pine on a sunny day or the sight of ocotillo in bloom after a desert rain. \u2014 Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2020",
      "Massive chain fruit cholla, ocotillo and (of course) saguaros grow profusely on the sunny desert plains. \u2014 Mare Czinar, azcentral , 15 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Mexican Spanish, diminutive of ocote , a resinous pine tree ( Pinus montezuma ), from Nahuatl ocotl pine, torch made of pine":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1856, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020759"
  },
  "Ocoee":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "city in central Florida west of Orlando population 35,579":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u014d-\u02c8k\u014d-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044238"
  },
  "ocote":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a resinous Mexican pine ( Pinus montezumae ) with prominently ridged young shoots":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8k\u014dt\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl ocotl torch":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091345"
  },
  "Ocotea cymbarum oil":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an essential oil obtained by steam distillation from the wood of Brazilian trees ( Ocotea cymbarum ) and used chiefly as a source of safrole and as a substitute for sassafras oil in technical but not medicinal preparations":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Ocotea cymbarum (species name of a Brazilian tree) + English oil":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155135"
  },
  "Ocotea":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of tropical trees and shrubs (family Lauraceae) having alternate coriaceous leaves and small panicled flowers \u2014 see stinkwood":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8k\u014dt\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from a native name in Guiana":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231752"
  }
}