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Noun: Jacob's staff
  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
    - ocotillo, coachwhip, vine cactus, Fouquieria splendens

Type of: candlewood

Part of: Fouquieria, genus Fouquieria

Encyclopedia: Jacob's staff

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