GREASEWOOD

Meaning of GREASEWOOD in English

[grease.wood] n (1838): a low stiff shrub (Sarcobatus vermiculatus) of the goosefoot family common in alkaline soils in the western U.S.; also: any of various related or similar shrubs

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GREASEWOOD — noun Date: 1838 a low stiff shrub ( Sarcobatus vermiculatus ) of the goosefoot family common in alkaline soils in …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GREASEWOOD — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. a. : a plant of the genus Sarcobatus ; especially : a low stiff shrub ( S. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREASEWOOD — /grees"wood'/ , n. 1. a shrub, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, of the goosefoot family, growing in alkaline regions of the western U.S., …
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GREASEWOOD — n. type of spiny shrub that yields oil (native to desert regions of western North America)
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GREASEWOOD — noun Date: 1838 : a low stiff shrub ( Sarcobatus vermiculatus ) of the goosefoot family common in alkaline soils …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREASEWOOD — ■ noun a resinous dwarf shrub with hard yellow wood, growing in dry areas of the western US. [ Sarcobatus …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GREASEWOOD — also called Black Greasewood (species Sarcobatus vermiculatus), North American weedy shrub of the goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae). Greasewood is a characteristic …
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GREASEWOOD — Classification: CDP (census designated place) Located in: Arizona (AZ) Total Population (2000): 581 Total Housing Units (2000): 182 Land Area …
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GREASEWOOD — n. Pronunciation: ' gr ē s- ˌ wu ̇ d Function: noun Date: 1838 : a low stiff shrub ( …
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CALIFORNIA GREASEWOOD — noun see iodine bush
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CALIFORNIA GREASEWOOD — noun Usage: usually capitalized C : iodine bush
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BLACK GREASEWOOD — noun : greasewood 1
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UNION — I. ˈyünyən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin union-, unio oneness, unity, union, …
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CHICO — I. ˈchē(ˌ)kō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Mexican Spanish (juego) chico, literally, small game, from Spanish juego game + chico …
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SARCOBATUS — särˈkäbəd.əs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from sarc- + Greek batos prickly bush : a small genus of branching …
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ROSIN BRUSH — noun : greasewood
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IODINE BUSH — noun : a shrub ( Allenrolfia occidentalis ) of the family Chenopodiaceae with fleshy jointed stems, leaves resembling scales, and …
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GREASEBUSH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : greasewood
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CHICO — (n.) The common greasewood of the western United States (Sarcobatus vermiculatus).
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WHITE SAGE — 1. Also called greasewood . a shrubby plant, Salvia apiana, of the mint family, native to southern California, having white, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHICO — /chee"koh/ , n. , pl. chicos . greasewood (def. 1). [ short for CHICALOTE ]
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CHICO — add. ·noun var. of chica. 2. chico ·add. ·noun the common greasewood of the western united states (sarcobatus vermiculatus). 3. …
Webster English vocab
INDICATOR SPECIES — organismoften a microorganism or a plantthat serves as a measure of the environmental conditions that exist in a given locale. …
Britannica English vocabulary
GOOSEFOOT — Pigweed (Chenopodium album). any of several salt-tolerant plant species belonging to the genus Chenopodium, in the goosefoot family, Chenopodiaceae. They …
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