| NOUN | plant | coachwhip, ocotillo, 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 |
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| animal | coachwhip, coachwhip snake, Masticophis flagellum | a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | ocotillo, Jacob's staff, vine cactus, Fouquieria splendens | |
| Member of | Fouquieria, genus Fouquieria | resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semidesert regions / regions of southwestern United States that are leafless most of the year |
| Broader | candlewood | Any of several resinous trees or shrubs often burned for light |
| Spanish | ocotillo | |
| Catalan | ocotillo | |
| Meaning | A whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip. | |
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| Synonyms | coachwhip snake, Masticophis flagellum | |
| Broader | whip-snake, whip snake, whipsnake | Any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails |
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