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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
    "Jacob's staffs dotted the arid landscape, their red flowers blooming after recent rains";
    - ocotillo, coachwhip, vine cactus, Fouquieria splendens

Type of: candlewood

Part of: Fouquieria, genus Fouquieria

Encyclopedia: Jacob's staff