Definition of Brittlebush

1. Noun. Fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine.

Exact synonyms: Brittle Bush, Encelia Farinosa, Incienso
Generic synonyms: Wild Flower, Wildflower
Group relationships: Encelia, Genus Encelia

Definition of Brittlebush

1. Noun. The desert shrub ''Encelia farinosa''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brittlebush

brittania
brittanias
brittle
brittle-star
brittle bladder fern
brittle bones
brittle bush
brittle diabetes
brittle fern
brittle hair syndrome
brittle maidenhair
brittle maidenhair fern
brittle star
brittle stars
brittle willow
brittlebush (current term)
brittlebushes
brittled
brittlegill
brittlegills
brittlely
brittleness
brittlenesses
brittler
brittles
brittlest
brittlestar
brittling
brittly
britts

Literary usage of Brittlebush

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

1. The Future of Arid Grasslands: Identifying Issues, Seeking Solutions edited by Barbara Tellman (1999)
"Some common desert species, mainly brittlebush (Encelia farinosa) and cholla (Opuntia fulgida) recolonize buffel grasslands, but these are not palatable to ..."

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