Greasewood

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɡɹiːswÊŠd/

Origin

grease + wood

Full definition of greasewood

Noun

1. Any of several spiny shrubs containing oil, of the genus , native to the United States.
• 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 445:He worked his way north among the tall cactuses and greasewood, staying just out of sight of the railroad
2. Chamise.