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creosote bush

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creosote bush
n.
Any of several resinous aromatic evergreen shrubs of the genus Larrea, especially L. tridentata, a yellow-flowered plant characteristic of warm deserts in the southwest United States and Mexico.
creosote bush
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a shrub, Larrea (or Covillea) tridentata of the western US and Mexico, that has resinous leaves with an odour resembling creosote: family Zygophyllaceae Also called greasewood
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Noun1.creosote bush - desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowerscreosote bush - desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers
coville, hediondilla, Larrea tridentata
genus Larrea, Larrea - xerophytic evergreen shrubs; South America to southwestern United States
Sonora gum - acidulous gum resin of the creosote bush
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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4] A tea made from an herb called creosote bush is one of the natural remedy for bronchitis widely used to cure bronchitis and other respiratory problems.
Home Remedies for Bronchitis by home remedies / Health, general community
Well, his friends most certainly mourn the gentle, shambling "Coop", but what the world mourns is the death of Mr Longfellow Deeds, who resisted and defeated the corruption of the big city; the snuffing out of the sheriff in High Noon heading back to duty along the railroad tracks with that precise mince of the cowboy's tread and that rancher's squint that sniffs mischief in a creosote bush, sees through suns, and is never fooled.
Gary Cooper: 1901-1961 by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
These products are created by mixing numerous chemicals that are created by the high-temperature treatment of beech and other woods, coal, or from the resin of the creosote bush.
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