chilco

Spanish

Noun

chilco m (plural chilcos)

1. any of a number of plants:
   1. of genus Baccharis:
      1. Baccharis linearifolia subsp. chilco (syn. Baccharis chilco)
      2. Baccharis salicifolia subsp. salisifolia (syn. Baccharis fevillei, mule's fat, mule fat, seepwillow, water wally
      3. Baccharis latifolia
      4. Baccharis macrantha
      5. Baccharis prunifolia
   2. Fuchsia magellanica (hummingbird fuchsia, hardy fuchsia)
   3. Mitraria coccinea (Chilean mitre flower)
   4. Astianthus viminalis

Derived terms

• chilco negro (Ageratina tinifolia)
• chilco colorado (Escallonia paniculata)

Further reading

• “chilco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10