Noun: greasewood 'grees,wûd
- Low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America
"Greasewood is an indicator plant for saline soils"; "black greasewood is an indicator plant for saline soils";
- black greasewood, Sarcobatus vermiculatus
Derived forms: greasewoods
Part of: genus Sarcobatus, Sarcobatus
Encyclopedia: Greasewood, Arizona