Fouquieria

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Fouquieria - resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semidesert regions of southwestern United States that are leafless most of the yeargenus Fouquieriadilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsfamily Fouquieriaceae, Fouquieriaceae - small family of spiny shrubs or trees of southwestern United Statescoachwhip, Fouquieria splendens, Jacob's staff, ocotillo, vine cactus - 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 flowersboojum tree, cirio, Fouquieria columnaris, Idria columnaris - candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers