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greasewood en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡɹiːswʊd/

Etymology

From grease + wood.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Spiny shrubs containing oil, of the genus Sarcobatus, native to the United States, especially Sarcobatus vermiculatus.
   • He worked his way north among the tall cactuses and greasewood, staying just out of sight of the railroad. 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 445:
2. (countable, uncountable) Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including: ▸ Adenostoma fasciculatum (chamise).
3. (countable, uncountable) Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including: ▸ Baccharis sarothroides (desert broom)
4. (countable, uncountable) Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including: ▸ Glossopetalon spinescens (spiny greasewood, Nevada greasewood).
5. (countable, uncountable) Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including: ▸ Gutierrezia spp. (broomweed, snakeweeds, matchweeds).
6. (countable, uncountable) Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including: ▸ Larrea tridentata (creosote bush).

Forms

Relateds

fatwood

Synonyms

Fremontia

Translations (3)

nv díwózhii (shrub of the genus Sarcobatus) · chy vé'ôhkévánó'êstse (shrub of the genus Sarcobatus) · pl krzyżówka (shrub of the genus Sarcobatus)