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Chrysothamnus

noun

genus of low branching shrubs of western North America

• Syn: ↑genus Chrysothamnus

• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family

• Member Meronyms: ↑goldenbush, ↑rabbit brush, ↑rabbit bush, ↑Chrysothamnus nauseosus

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˈthamnəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from chrys- + Greek thamnos shrub — more at thamn-

: a genus of low branching shrubs (family Compositae) of the alkali plains of western No. America comprising some of the rayless goldenrods and characterized by linear entire leaves and clusters of golden yellow flowers

Useful english dictionary. 2012.