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greasebushes

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grease⋅wood

[grees-wood]
–noun
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. white sage (def. 1).
4. Western U.S. mesquite.
Also called grease⋅bush [grees-boosh] .


Origin:
1830–40, Americanism; grease + wood 1
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