Meanings
plural greasewoods
- countableuncountableSpiny shrubs containing oil, of the genus Sarcobatus, native to the United States, especially Sarcobatus vermiculatus.
He worked his way north among the tall cactuses and greasewood, staying just out of sight of the railroad.
2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 445Synonyms: Fremontia
- Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including:
- countableuncountableAdenostoma fasciculatum (chamise).
- countableuncountableBaccharis sarothroides (desert broom)
- countableuncountableGlossopetalon spinescens (spiny greasewood, Nevada greasewood).
- countableuncountableGutierrezia spp. (broomweed, snakeweeds, matchweeds).
- countableuncountableLarrea tridentata (creosote bush).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSpiny shrubs containing oil, of the genus Sarcobatus, native to the United States, especially Sarcobatus vermiculatus.
More synonyms by meaning
nounlow hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Polish krzyżówka
- krzyżówkashrub of the genus Sarcobatus
Cite this entry
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