coachwhip, n.
(coachwhips)
(coachwhips)
a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip
<noun.animal>
Masticophis flagellum coachwhip coachwhip snake
semantic pointers
hypernym
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
<noun.plant>
Fouquieria splendens Jacob's staff coachwhip ocotillo vine cactus