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rabbitbrush

[ rab-it-bruhsh ]

noun

  1. any of several composite shrubs of the genus Chrysothamnus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having whitish, hairy branches and yellow flowers.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rabbitbrush1

1860–65; rabbit + brush 2; so called because it provides shelter for jackrabbits
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Example Sentences

Artemisia tridentata and Chrysothamnus depressus (dwarf rabbitbrush), were common.

The valley floor and valley terraces are dotted with saltbush, rabbitbrush, greasewood, and sagebrush.

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