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.