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Produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine
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brittlebush
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Word definitions for brittlebush in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
brittlebush \brittlebush\ n. 1. fragrant rounded shrub of SW US 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. Syn: brittle bush, incienso, ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. 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 [syn: brittle bush , incienso , Encelia ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The desert shrub ''Encelia farinosa''.
Usage examples of brittlebush.
In desperation Cugel tore up branches of brittlebush, whose wood made excellent torches.
Cugel left his branches of brittlebush and his burning torch on the dirt floor and went to gather more fuel.