ocotillo (noun)

1. The artist captured the beauty of the ocotillo's slender branches and vibrant red flowers in their painting.

2. During the early settlement of the southwestern United States, ocotillo was used by Native American tribes for its medicinal properties.

3. In the comic strip, the superhero used the ocotillo's thorny branches to defend themselves against the villains.

4. In the mystical land of dragons and magic, the ocotillo was believed to possess healing powers and was a sacred plant among the inhabitants.