greasewood

greasewood
/grees"wood'/, n.
1. a shrub, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, of the goosefoot family, growing in alkaline regions of the western U.S., containing a small amount of oil.
2. any of various similar shrubs.
3. See white sage (def. 1).
4. Western U.S. mesquite. Also called greasebush /grees"boosh'/.
[1830-40, Amer.; GREASE + WOOD1]

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▪ plant
also called  black greasewood 

      (species Sarcobatus vermiculatus), North American weedy shrub of the Sarcobataceae family. Greasewood is a characteristic plant of strongly alkaline and saline soils in the desert plains of western North America. It is a much-branched, somewhat spiny shrub, up to 3 metres (10 feet) high. The small, fleshy, toothless leaves lack stalks.

      The name greasewood has also been applied to shrubs from different families, such as Adenostoma fasciculatum (Rosaceae) and Salvia apiana (Lamiaceae).

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