Coachwhip

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]