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Definition of Greasewoods
1. greasewood [n] - See also: greasewood
Lexicographical Neighbors of Greasewoods
Literary usage of Greasewoods
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glimpses of the Cosmos by Lester Frank Ward (1913)
"From the sharpness of its spines it is the most troublesome (at least to the
collector) of all the greasewoods. It is always dioecious, and the female ..."
2. Feeds and Feeding Abridged by William Arnon Henry, Frank Barron Morrison (1915)
"Others getting grass, hay, and saltbush made substantial gains. Saltbush mutton
was dry and tough, but had a good flavor. 392. The greasewoods, Sarcobatus ..."
3. New Trails in Mexico: An Account of One Year's Exploration in North-western by Carl Lumholtz (1912)
"They informed us that we were now camped on an Indian road to Silverbell.
By following slightly elevated ground among the greasewoods we arrived safely at ..."
4. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1895)
"... while the alkaline and saline clay soils are dotted here and there with
greasewoods and fleshy saline plants. Such is the home of the LeConte Thrasher. ..."
5. Forest Physiography: Physiography of the United States and Principles of by Isaiah Bowman (1911)
"... in the soil may be diminished also by cultivating plants that take up considerable
amounts of salt,—a notable property of the greasewoods (Sarcobatus, ..."
6. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1906)
"... but since it has humid as well as arid areas, forms of vegetation unknown on
the desert interrupt its stretches of cactuses, yuccas, and greasewoods. ..."
7. Soils: Their Formation, Properties, Composition, and Relations to Climate by Eugene Woldemar Hilgard (1921)
"In taking them into cultivation, it is advisable to remove entirely from the land
the salt growth that may naturally cover it, notably the greasewoods ..."
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