coachwhip
n 1: 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 [syn: ocotillo,
Jacob's staff, vine cactus, Fouquieria splendens]
2: a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail
resembles a braided whip [syn: coachwhip snake, Masticophis
flagellum]