greasewood

Definition of Greasewood in English :

low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Greasewood

noun

1. Also called: chico

a spiny chenopodiaceous shrub, Sarcobatus vermiculatus of W North America, that yields an oil used as a fuel

2.

any of various similar or related plants, such as the creosote bush

noun

1.

a thorny plant (Sarcobatus vermiculatus) of the goosefoot family, found in the desert regions of the W U.S., having fleshy leaves

2.

any of several other similar plants

n.

A spiny shrub (Sarcobatus vermiculatus) of western North America, having small alternate leaves, white stems, and small greenish flowers.