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/krˈiəsˌoʊt bʊʃ/ Listen

Creosote bush

noun

Desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers. Synonyms: coville, hediondilla, Larrea tridentata.

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"Creosote bush" Quotes from Famous Books

... became a great mass. Over this the spirit of Earth Doctor drifted to and fro like a fluffy bit of cotton in the breeze. Then Earth Doctor decided to make for himself an abiding place. So he thought within himself, "Come forth, some kind of plant," and there appeared the creosote bush. He placed this before him and set it upright. But it at once fell over. He set it upright again; again it fell. So it fell until the fourth time it remained upright. Then Earth Doctor took from his breast a little dust and flattened it into a cake. When the dust cake was still, he ...

— Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest • Katharine Berry Judson

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