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greasewood 
n. the antelope bush, Purshia tridentata.
- 1859 (1958) 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.
- 1859 (1958) I climbed mountains and got covered with wood-ticks as I ploughed through the sage-brush and greasewood. . . .