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greasewood
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
the antelope bush, Purshia tridentata.
Quotations
1859
I climbed mountains and got covered with wood-ticks as I ploughed through the sage-brush and greasewood. . . .
1953
Low exposed ground may be covered with sagebrush, greasewood and prickly pear cactus.
1964
Chukkars have spread through the desert hills around here just as they did west of Savona. In the greasewood draws between Okanagan Falls and Oliver, these nimble-footed chickens sound like a barnyard full of laying hens, especially around sunset.