rabbit-weed
- noun
- Specialized
:
hierba conejo
- The dry plains were dotted with patches of rabbit-weed in full bloom.
Examples
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During late summer, the rabbit-weed adds a splash of yellow to the desert landscape.
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Many gardeners dislike rabbit-weed for its stickiness.
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Local wildlife often seek shelter among the dense branches of rabbit-weed.
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The rabbit-weed grows abundantly in the desert.
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The dry plains were dotted with patches of rabbit-weed in full bloom.
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During late summer, the rabbit-weed adds a splash of yellow to the desert landscape.
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Local wildlife often seek shelter among the dense branches of rabbit-weed.
Synonyms
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A low, sticky plant with narrow leaves and many small yellow flowers that grows in the US Southwest
A low sticky shrub of dry land in the American Southwest with many thin branches and small yellow flowers
A low, sticky bush with many small yellow flowers
A low sticky bush with narrow leaves, many thin branches, and many tiny yellow flowers
A low sticky bush with many small yellow flowers
A low, sticky plant with narrow leaves and small yellow flower heads that smells of resin
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word rabbit-weed combines rabbit and weed, meaning a 'weed' linked to 'rabbits'. So the name fits the plant: a low, bushy desert shrub that rabbits often shelter in or eat.