释义 |
greasewood \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun 1. a. : a plant of the genus Sarcobatus; especially : a low stiff shrub (S. vermiculatus) common in alkaline soils in the western U.S. — called also black greasewood b. : any of several other shrubs of the family Chenopodiaceae that resemble greasewood: as (1) : orache (2) : hopsage (3) : iodine bush 2. : either of two California shrubs: a. : chamiso 1 b. : white sage e |