"greasewood" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹiːswʊd/ Forms: greasewoods [plural]
Etymology: From grease + wood. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|grease|wood}} grease + wood Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} greasewood (countable and uncountable, plural greasewoods)
  1. Spiny shrubs containing oil, of the genus Sarcobatus, native to the United States, especially Sarcobatus vermiculatus. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Caltrop family plants, Caryophyllales order plants, Rose family plants, Shrubs Translations (shrub of the genus Sarcobatus): vé'ôhkévánó'êstse (Cheyenne), díwózhii (Navajo)
    Sense id: en-greasewood-en-noun-NIRlcYxj Disambiguation of Caltrop family plants: 42 12 12 12 12 12 Disambiguation of Caryophyllales order plants: 49 9 9 9 9 14 Disambiguation of Rose family plants: 48 10 10 10 10 13 Disambiguation of Shrubs: 42 12 12 12 12 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cheyenne translations, Terms with Navajo translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 11 11 11 11 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 11 11 11 12 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 10 10 10 12 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Cheyenne translations: 35 13 13 13 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 38 12 12 12 12 13 Disambiguation of 'shrub of the genus Sarcobatus': 75 5 5 5 5 5
  2. Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including:
    Adenostoma fasciculatum (chamise).
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-greasewood-en-noun-bD5kkDEn
  3. Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including:
    Baccharis sarothroides (desert broom)
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-greasewood-en-noun-GugHhbgF
  4. Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including:
    Glossopetalon spinescens (spiny greasewood, Nevada greasewood).
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-greasewood-en-noun-SfujlypY
  5. Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including:
    Gutierrezia spp. (broomweed, snakeweeds, matchweeds).
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-greasewood-en-noun-OhjrCFVr
  6. Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including:
    Larrea tridentata (creosote bush).
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-greasewood-en-noun-tD5RlKwO Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 8 8 8 9 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fatwood

Inflected forms

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