Definition of Black greasewood

1. Noun. Low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America.

Exact synonyms: Greasewood, Sarcobatus Vermiculatus
Group relationships: Genus Sarcobatus, Sarcobatus
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Greasewood

black eye
black eyes
black felt cup
black fever
black flag
black flags
black fly
black fox
black friar
black friars
black fritillary
black game
black garden ant
black gold
black grama
black greasewood (current term)
black grouse
black grouses
black guillemot
black guillemots
black gum
black gums
black hairstreak
black hairstreaks
black hat
black hats
black haw
black heel
black hellebore
black hellebores

Literary usage of Black greasewood

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Ethnologic Dictionary of the Navaho Language by Franciscans, St. Michaels, Ariz (1910)
"... also made of black greasewood. The lower or inner side of the bow is flattened, while the other side is made smooth and slightly rounded at the edges. ..."

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