noun
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, ↑coachwhip, ↑Jacob's staff, ↑vine cactus
• Hypernyms: ↑candlewood
• Member Holonyms: ↑Fouquieria, ↑genus Fouquieria
Useful english dictionary. 2012.