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LARREA TRIDENTATA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Larrea tridentata mean?
• LARREA TRIDENTATA (noun)
The noun LARREA TRIDENTATA has 1 sense:
1. desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers
Familiarity information: LARREA TRIDENTATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
coville; creosote bush; hediondilla; Larrea tridentata
Hypernyms ("Larrea tridentata" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Meronyms (parts of "Larrea tridentata"):
Sonora gum (acidulous gum resin of the creosote bush)
Holonyms ("Larrea tridentata" is a member of...):
genus Larrea; Larrea (xerophytic evergreen shrubs; South America to southwestern United States)
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