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grease·wood

(grēs′wo͝od′)

A spiny shrub (Sarcobatus vermiculatus) of western North America, having small alternate leaves, white stems, and small greenish flowers.

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greasewood

(ˈɡriːsˌwʊd) or

greasebush

1. (Plants) Also called: chico a spiny chenopodiaceous shrub, Sarcobatus vermiculatus of W North America, that yields an oil used as a fuel

2. (Plants) any of various similar or related plants, such as the creosote bush

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grease•wood

(ˈgrisˌwʊd)

n.

1. a shrub, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, of the goosefoot family, growing in the arid western U.S.

2. any of various similar shrubs.

3. Western U.S. mesquite.

[1830–40, Amer.]

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greasewood - 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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