brittlebush
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brittlebush — rittlebush n. 1. fragrant rounded shrub of SW US and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine. Syn: brittle bush, incienso,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brittlebush — noun Date: 1903 any of a genus (Encelia) of composite plants having brittle stems; especially a perennial desert shrub (E. farinosa) of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico with yellow flowers blooming above dense usually grayish… … New Collegiate Dictionary
brittlebush — /brit l boosh /, n. any of several composite plants of the genus Encelia, of desert regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having alternate leaves and yellow ray flowers with a yellow or purple center. [1905 10, Amer.; BRITTLE + BUSH1, so… … Universalium
brittlebush — brit•tle•bush [[t]ˈbrɪt lˌbʊʃ[/t]] n. pln any composite North American desert plant of the genus Encelia, having brittle leaves and flowers with yellow rays and a yellow or purple disk • Etymology: 1905–10, amer … From formal English to slang
brittlebush — noun fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine • Syn: ↑brittle bush,… … Useful english dictionary
Button brittlebush — may refer to one the following flowering plants:* Encelia frutescens * Encelia resinifera subsp. resinifera … Wikipedia
List of flora (LCRV) — This is a List of flora of the (Lower Colorado River Valley). The list also includes: Lepidoptera (Butterfly Moth), and Wildflower species.List of floraThe list:* Acacia greggii * Atriplex * Baccharis * Chenopodium * Chilopsis * Cottonwood *… … Wikipedia
List of plants by common name (Sonoran Desert) — This is a List of plants by common name (Sonoran Desert), for the Sonoran Desert and local environs; (S California, etc New Mexico, S, SW or Rio Grande Valley Northern Mexico states: Sonora, Chihuahua and Baja California, North and South, and… … Wikipedia
List of southern LCRV flora by region — A List of southern Lower Colorado River Valley (LCRV) flora by region. The regions included are::#southeast Colorado Desert (borders the Colorado River on east):#Little Picacho Wilderness located in the extreme southeast Colorado Desert 10 miles… … Wikipedia
Encelia — noun genus of shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico: brittlebush • Syn: ↑genus Encelia • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
