| NOUN | plant | Jacob's staff, ocotillo, coachwhip, 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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| 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, coachwhip, 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 | |
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