Etymology

brittlebush

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Today it means: A shrub native to deserts in the southwestern US and northern Mexico, Encelia farinosa. Full definition →

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The story

From brittle + bush, from the frangibility of its stems.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.