RABBITBRUSH

Meaning of RABBITBRUSH in English

/rab"it brush'/ , n.

any of several composite shrubs of the genus Chrysothamnus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having whitish, hairy branches and yellow flowers.

[ 1860-65; RABBIT + BRUSH 2 ; so called because it provides shelter for jackrabbits ]

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RABBITBRUSH — noun Date: circa 1890 any of several low branching composite shrubs (genus Chrysothamnus and especially C. nauseosus ) of the …
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RABBITBRUSH — noun Date: circa 1890 : any of several low branching composite shrubs (genus Chrysothamnus and especially C. nauseosus ) of …
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RABBITBRUSH — [rab.bit.brush] n (ca. 1890): any of several low branching composite shrubs (genus Chrysothamnus and esp. C. nauseosus) of the alkali …
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RABBITBRUSH — Pronunciation: ' ra-b ə t- ˌ br ə sh Function: noun Date: circa 1890 : any of several low branching …
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CHAMISA — or chamiso noun see: flame Date: 1960 a saltbush ( Atriplex canescens ) of the western United States and Mexico …
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CHAMISA — noun or cha·mi·so -(ˌ)sō Etymology: American Spanish chamiza, chamizo, ultimately from Spanish chamiza brushwood, kindling, from Portuguese or Galician chamiça, …
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HOMOPTERAN — Newly emerged adult cicada (Tibicen pruinosa). any member of the order Homoptera, a large group of sucking insects. The members …
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FLOWER — n. 25B6; noun blue flowers : BLOOM, blossom, floweret, floret. See lists. the flower of the nation's youth : BEST, …
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