mule-fat

[ myool-fat ]

/ ˈmyulˌfæt /

noun

a composite shrub, Baccharis viminea, of California, having willowlike leaves and clustered flowers, growing in riverbeds.

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Origin of mule-fat

First recorded in 1930–35; so called from its being a source of food for mule deer

Words nearby mule-fat

mule deer, mule skinner, mule spinning, mule train, mule-ears, mule-fat, muleheaded, mules, mules operation, muleta, muleteer