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Greasewood

//ˈɡɹiːswʊd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Spiny shrubs containing oil, of the genus Sarcobatus, native to the United States, especially Sarcobatus vermiculatus. countable, uncountable

    "He worked his way north among the tall cactuses and greasewood, staying just out of sight of the railroad."

  2. 2
    low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including:; Adenostoma fasciculatum (chamise). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including:; Baccharis sarothroides (desert broom) countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including:; Glossopetalon spinescens (spiny greasewood, Nevada greasewood). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including:; Gutierrezia spp. (broomweed, snakeweeds, matchweeds). countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including:; Larrea tridentata (creosote bush). countable, uncountable

Etymology

From grease + wood.

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