Source : WordNet®

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}]