greasewood

/grees-wood/US // ˈgrisˌwʊd //UK // (ˈɡriːsˌwʊd) //

油杉木,油杉树,油杉,油木

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a shrub, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, of the amaranth family, growing in alkaline regions of the western U.S., containing a small amount of oil.
- : any of various similar shrubs.
- : white sage.
- : Western U.S. mesquite.

“My bed,” she said briefly, “over there,” and she indicated a thicket of greasewood the wagon had passed on their arrival.
The night had turned chill and Clodomiro spread the serape of Doña Jocasta over a heap of flowering greasewood branches.
He had tossed a bit of greasewood on the coals that he might again study the face of El Gavilan.
On one side was cactus and greasewood and a waste of sandy land, that was already back in the Union or mighty soon would be.
The local touch in making the greasewood bush the first vegetation is very strong.