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Definition of "greasewood" [greasewood]

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

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "greasewood" in a sentence
  • "Creosote (Larrea tridentata), also known as greasewood, is the most common shrub in three of the four north American deserts."
  • "We call it "pitch-pine". similar to the south's "greasewood" You can tell the pitch-pine by the aroma."
  • "The plant is that locally known as "greasewood" (Scarobatus vermiculatus). —"