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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


Synonymscoachwhip, Fouquieria splendens, ocotillo, vine cactus


Broader (hypernym)candlewood


Member meronymFouquieria, genus Fouquieria









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