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greasewood

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grease·wood  (grswd)
n.
A spiny shrub (Sarcobatus vermiculatus) of western North America, having small alternate leaves, white stems, and small greenish flowers.
greasewood [ˈgriːsˌwʊd], greasebush [ˈgriːsˌbʊʃ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called chico a spiny chenopodiaceous shrub, Sarcobatus vermiculatus of W North America, that yields an oil used as a fuel
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various similar or related plants, such as the creosote bush
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Noun1.greasewoodgreasewood - low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America
black greasewood, Sarcobatus vermiculatus
genus Sarcobatus, Sarcobatus - one species: greasewood
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems


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