greasewood
a shrub, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, of the amaranth family, growing in alkaline regions of the western U.S., containing a small amount of oil.
any of various similar shrubs.
Western U.S. mesquite.
Origin of greasewood
1- Also called grease·bush [grees-boosh]. /ˈgrisˌbʊʃ/.
Words Nearby greasewood
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How to use greasewood in a sentence
“My bed,” she said briefly, “over there,” and she indicated a thicket of greasewood the wagon had passed on their arrival.
The Treasure Trail | Marah Ellis RyanThe night had turned chill and Clodomiro spread the serape of Doña Jocasta over a heap of flowering greasewood branches.
The Treasure Trail | Marah Ellis RyanHe had tossed a bit of greasewood on the coals that he might again study the face of El Gavilan.
The Treasure Trail | Marah Ellis RyanOn one side was cactus and greasewood and a waste of sandy land, that was already back in the Union or mighty soon would be.
Those Times And These | Irvin S. CobbThe local touch in making the greasewood bush the first vegetation is very strong.
Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights | J. William Lloyd
British Dictionary definitions for greasewood
greasebush (ˈɡriːsˌbʊʃ)
/ (ˈɡriːsˌwʊd) /
Also called: chico a spiny chenopodiaceous shrub, Sarcobatus vermiculatus of W North America, that yields an oil used as a fuel
any of various similar or related plants, such as the creosote bush
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