English noun: coachwhip | |||
1. | coachwhip (plant) 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 | ||
Synonyms | Fouquieria splendens, Jacob's staff, ocotillo, vine cactus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | candlewood | ||
Member meronym | Fouquieria, genus Fouquieria | ||
2. | coachwhip (animal) a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip | ||
Synonyms | coachwhip snake, Masticophis flagellum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | whip snake, whip-snake, whipsnake | ||