"greasewood" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹiːswʊd/ Forms: greasewoods [plural]
Etymology: 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: 21 16 16 16 16 16 Disambiguation of Caryophyllales order plants: 23 15 15 15 15 15 Disambiguation of Rose family plants: 22 16 16 16 16 16 Disambiguation of Shrubs: 20 16 16 16 16 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 14 14 14 14 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 17 17 17 17 17 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 14 14 14 14 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 17 17 17 17 17
  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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 14 14 14 14 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 17 17 17 17 17
  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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 14 14 14 14 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 17 17 17 17 17
  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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 14 14 14 14 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 17 17 17 17 17
  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): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 14 14 14 14 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 17 17 17 17 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fatwood

Inflected forms

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