English noun: Jacob's staff | |||
1. | Jacob's staff (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 | coachwhip, Fouquieria splendens, ocotillo, vine cactus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | candlewood | ||
Member meronym | Fouquieria, genus Fouquieria | ||