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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
coachwhip
noun
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}]
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