1. A whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip
   "The coachwhip moved swiftly through the desert brush";
   - coachwhip snake, Masticophis flagellum
    
2. 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
   "coachwhips dotted the arid landscape, their red flowers blooming after recent rains";
   - ocotillo, Jacob's staff, vine cactus, Fouquieria splendens

Derived forms: coachwhips

Type of: candlewood, whip snake, whipsnake, whip-snake

Part of: Fouquieria, genus Fouquieria

Encyclopedia: Coachwhip