greasewood
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grease·wood
(grēs′wo͝od′)n.
A spiny shrub (Sarcobatus vermiculatus) of western North America, having small alternate leaves, white stems, and small greenish flowers.
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greasewood
(ˈɡriːsˌwʊd) orgreasebush
n
1. (Plants) Also called: chico a spiny chenopodiaceous shrub, Sarcobatus vermiculatus of W North America, that yields an oil used as a fuel
2. (Plants) any of various similar or related plants, such as the creosote bush
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grease•wood
(ˈgrisˌwʊd)n.
1. a shrub, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, of the goosefoot family, growing in the arid western U.S.
2. any of various similar shrubs.
3. Western U.S. mesquite.
[1830–40, Amer.]
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Noun | 1. | greasewood - low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America genus Sarcobatus, Sarcobatus - one species: greasewood |
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