1. (noun)ocotillo, coachwhip, Jacob's staff, vine cactus, Fouquieria splendens desertshrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forthfoliage and clusters of red flowers
2. (noun)coachwhip, coachwhip snake, Masticophis flagellum a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip