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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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Topouzoglou's home is about 1 1/2 miles from the nearest paved road, in a desert where creosote bushes and desert washes hide isolated trailers and beat-up homes.
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