greasewood
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editgreasewood (countable and uncountable, plural greasewoods)
- Spiny shrubs containing oil, of the genus Sarcobatus, native to the United States, especially Sarcobatus vermiculatus.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 445:
- He worked his way north among the tall cactuses and greasewood, staying just out of sight of the railroad.
- Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including:
Translations
editshrub of the genus Sarcobatus
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chamise — see chamise
broomweed — see broomweed
creosote bush — see creosote bush