1. (noun) ocotillo, coachwhip, Jacob's staff, vine cactus, Fouquieria splendens
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
Synonyms: ocotillo, coachwhip, vine cactus, coachwhip snake
2. (noun) coachwhip, coachwhip snake, Masticophis flagellum
a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip
Synonyms: ocotillo, coachwhip, vine cactus, coachwhip snake
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