bitterbrush

bitterbrush
Any member of the genus Purshia of flowering shrubs, native to western North America.

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  • bitterbrush — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a much branched silvery shrub (Purshia tridentata) with 3 toothed leaves and yellow flowers that is common in arid regions of western No. America and valuable for winter forage called also antelope bitterbrush, antelope… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bitterbrush — noun Date: 1910 a much branched shrub (Purshia tridentata) of the rose family that grows in arid western North America, that has 3 lobed leaves and yellow flowers, and is valuable for forage …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bitterbrush — bit·ter·brush (bĭtʹər brŭsh ) n. An evergreen shrub of the genus Purshia, especially P. tridentata of western North America, having bitter tasting leaves with fuzzy undersides that are nutritious for deer, elk, and antelope. * * * …   Universalium

  • antelope bitterbrush — I. noun see antelope brush II. noun see bitterbrush …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Purshia — stansburiana Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

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