greasewood

== English == === Etymology === From grease +‎ wood. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɹiːswʊd/ === Noun === greasewood (countable and uncountable, plural greasewoods) Spiny shrubs containing oil, of the genus Sarcobatus, native to the United States, especially Sarcobatus vermiculatus. Synonym: Fremontia (archaic) Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including: Adenostoma fasciculatum (chamise). Baccharis sarothroides (desert broom) Glossopetalon spinescens (spiny greasewood, Nevada greasewood). Gutierrezia spp. (broomweed, snakeweeds, matchweeds). Larrea tridentata (creosote bush). ==== Translations ==== === See also === fatwood