A resinous dwarf shrub of the goosefoot family, which yields hard yellow wood used chiefly for fuel. It grows in dry areas of the western US and is toxic to stock if eaten in large quantities.
肉叶刺茎藜；黑肉叶刺茎藜
Sarcobatus vermiculatus, family Chenopodiaceae
Example sentencesExamples
Every few yards there was a charred greasewood bush.
Alkaline flat Trees are absent in the salty flats that surround the lake, but two shrubs, greasewood and rabbit-brush, are common.
In addition, they could swim the roughest rivers, pack heavy equipment, and browse on greasewood or thorny brush that other animals could not eat.
A tiny fire of dead greasewood branches warms my hands and perfumes the air with pungent woodsmoke.
Juniper, pinion, greasewood, Mormon tea, and scrubby brush grow sparingly on the rocky terrain.
Definition of greasewood in US English:
greasewood
nounˈɡrēswo͝od
1A resinous dwarf shrub of the goosefoot family, which yields hard yellow wood used chiefly for fuel. It grows in dry areas of the western US and is toxic to livestock if eaten in large quantities.
肉叶刺茎藜；黑肉叶刺茎藜
Sarcobatus vermiculatus, family Chenopodiaceae
Example sentencesExamples
A tiny fire of dead greasewood branches warms my hands and perfumes the air with pungent woodsmoke.
Juniper, pinion, greasewood, Mormon tea, and scrubby brush grow sparingly on the rocky terrain.
In addition, they could swim the roughest rivers, pack heavy equipment, and browse on greasewood or thorny brush that other animals could not eat.
Every few yards there was a charred greasewood bush.
Alkaline flat Trees are absent in the salty flats that surround the lake, but two shrubs, greasewood and rabbit-brush, are common.