Akademik

coachwhip
noun
1. desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers
Syn: ↑ocotillo, ↑Jacob's staff, ↑vine cactus, ↑Fouquieria splendens
Hypernyms: ↑candlewood
Member Holonyms: ↑Fouquieria, ↑genus Fouquieria
2. a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip
Syn: ↑coachwhip snake, ↑Masticophis flagellum
Hypernyms: ↑whip-snake, ↑whip snake, ↑whipsnake

Useful english dictionary. 2012.