sarcobatus vermiculatus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Sarcobatus vermiculatus
    n 1: low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline
         soils of western America [syn: {greasewood}, {black
         greasewood}, {Sarcobatus vermiculatus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Grease \Grease\ (gr[=e]s), n. [OE. grese, grece, F. graisse;
   akin to gras fat, greasy, fr. LL. grassus thick, fat, gross,
   L. crassus. Cf. {Crass}.]
   1. Animal fat, as tallow or lard, especially when in a soft
      state; oily or unctuous matter of any kind.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Far.) An inflammation of a horse's heels, suspending the
      ordinary greasy secretion of the part, and producing
      dryness and scurfiness, followed by cracks, ulceration,
      and fungous excrescences.
      [1913 Webster]

   {Grease bush}. (Bot.) Same as {Grease wood} (below).

   {Grease moth} (Zool.), a pyralid moth ({Aglossa pinguinalis})
      whose larva eats greasy cloth, etc.

   {Grease wood} (Bot.), a scraggy, stunted, and somewhat
      prickly shrub ({Sarcobatus vermiculatus}) of the Spinach
      family, very abundant in alkaline valleys from the upper
      Missouri to California. The name is also applied to other
      plants of the same family, as several species of
      {Atriplex} and {Obione}.
      [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

greasewood \greasewood\ n.
   A low hardy much-branched spiny shrub ({Sarcobatus
   vermiculatus}) common in alkaline soils of Western America.

   Syn: black greasewood, {Sarcobatus vermiculatus}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Chico \Chi"co\, n.
   1. Var. of {Chica}.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   2. The common greasewood of the western United States
      ({Sarcobatus vermiculatus}).
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   3. In the Philippines, the sapodilla or its fruit; also, the
      marmalade tree or its fruit.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]