coachwhip

• Sustantivo que designa un arbusto desértico del suroeste de Estados Unidos y México, de ramas delgadas y espinosas y flores rojas, o bien una serpiente del sur de Estados Unidos y México cuya cola recuerda a un látigo trenzado.

A noun that can refer either to a desert shrub native to the southwestern United States and Mexico, characterized by slender, spiny branches and red flowers, or to a whipsnake found in the southern United States and Mexico, whose tail resembles a braided whip.

1. C1formalamericanscientific

   A desert shrub native to the southwestern United States and Mexico, characterized by slender, spiny, and mostly leafless branches that produce foliage and clusters of red flowers after the rainy season.

   Fouquieria splendens

   • The coachwhip shrub blooms vividly after the first desert rain.
   • Hikers often mistake the coachwhip's bare branches for dead wood.
   • The red flowers of the coachwhip attract local pollinators.

   Sinónimoscandlewoodocotillo

2. C1formalamericanscientific

   A type of whipsnake found in the southern United States and Mexico, known for its long, slender body and a tail that resembles a braided whip.

   Chirrionera látigo

   • The coachwhip snake is known for its incredible speed and agility.
   • A coachwhip's tail looks like a woven leather whip.
   • We spotted a coachwhip slithering across the dry grassland.

   Sinónimoscoachwhip snakewhip snakewhipsnake