OCOTILLO

ocotillo, coachwhip, Jacob's staff, vine cactus, Fouquieria splendens

(noun) 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

ocotillo (plural ocotillos)

Any of various succulent plants unrelated to the cactus, in the genus Fouquieria, especially Fouquieria splendens, living in Central America or the southwest United States.

Synonyms

• boojum tree, coachwhip, Jacob's staff, vine cactus

Proper noun

Ocotillo

A census-designated place in Imperial County, California, United States.

Source: Wiktionary