coachwhip

coachwhip

(ˈkəʊtʃˌwɪp) n1. a coachwhip snake2. (Plants) a desert plant found in USA and Mexico

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Noun	1.	coachwhip - 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 flowersFouquieria splendens, Jacob's staff, ocotillo, vine cactuscandlewood - any of several resinous trees or shrubs often burned for lightFouquieria, genus Fouquieria - resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semidesert regions of southwestern United States that are leafless most of the year
	2.	coachwhip - a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whipcoachwhip snake, Masticophis flagellumwhip snake, whipsnake, whip-snake - any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails