Noun
- 1. ocotillo, coachwhip, Jacob's staff, vine cactus, Fouquieria splendens, candlewood
- usage: 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
- 2. coachwhip, coachwhip snake, Masticophis flagellum, whip-snake, whip snake, whipsnake
- usage: a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip
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