BRITTLEBUSH


Meaning of BRITTLEBUSH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbri-t ə l-ˌbu̇sh ]

noun

Date: 1903

: any of a genus ( Encelia ) of composite plants having brittle stems ; especially : a perennial desert shrub ( E. farinosa ) of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico with yellow flowers blooming above dense usually grayish-green foliage

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