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rubber rabbitbrush

noun

Definition of rubber rabbitbrush

: a rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa synonym Chrysothamnus nauseosus) of western North America that typically grows in poor, dry soils and has flexible hairy stems and clusters of small yellow flowers

Note: When crushed, the narrow leaves of the rubber rabbitbrush emit an odor that may be considered unpleasant.

called also chamisa, gray rabbitbrush

First Known Use of rubber rabbitbrush

1931, in the meaning defined above

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