coachwhip
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
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