A type of Spanish grass or plant species found in dry regions; also a historical term for Spanish colonial fleets carrying treasure.
From Spanish 'atocha,' possibly from Arabic origins. The treasure fleet meaning comes from Spanish colonial trade routes where atocha was a common commodity.
The 'Atocha' became legendary as a Spanish galleon that sank with treasure — when salvagers found it centuries later, the word became synonymous with sunken Spanish gold!
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