rabbitbrush

[ rab-it-bruhsh ]

/ ˈræb ɪtˌbrʌʃ /

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noun

any of several composite shrubs of the genus Chrysothamnus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having whitish, hairy branches and yellow flowers.

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Origin of rabbitbrush

1860–65; rabbit + brush²; so called because it provides shelter for jackrabbits

Words nearby rabbitbrush

rabbinics, rabbinism, Rabbinite, rabbit, rabbit ball, rabbitbrush, rabbit-eared bandicoot, rabbit ears, rabbiter, rabbit eye, rabbit fever

How to use rabbitbrush in a sentence

Artemisia tridentata and Chrysothamnus depressus (dwarf rabbitbrush), were common.
Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado|Charles L. Douglas
The valley floor and valley terraces are dotted with saltbush, rabbitbrush, greasewood, and sagebrush.
Aztec Ruins National Monument--New Mexico|John M. Corbett