creosote bush

creosote bush

English

Etymology

Named for its smell, which resembles that of creosote.

Noun

creosote bush (countable and uncountable, plural creosote bushes)

1. A common North American desert shrub used as a medicinal herb, Larrea divaricata.

Synonyms

• greasewood
• chaparral

Translations

creosote bush

Arabic: حشيشة الشحم‎ Cahuilla: 'átukul Catalan: governadora f Dutch: kreosootstruik m Finnish: kreosoottipensas (fi)

French: créosotier (fr) m German: Kreosotbusch m Persian: بوته قطران‎ Spanish: gobernadora (es) f, hediondilla (es) f