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Encelia
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Encelia - genus of shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico: brittlebushgenus Enceliaasterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsaster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinniabrittle bush, brittlebush, Encelia farinosa, incienso - fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine |
encelia
 encelia enceliaYellow daisy-like flowers, mild painkiller, used for toothaches, arthritic pain, mild analgesic. Common desert shrub with brittle stems. (sometimes called Brittlebush). up to 3 ft (1m). Yellow brown resin collected from the base of the plant can be heated and used as glue. A different, more fragrant, gummy sort of clear yellow resin is collected from the upper stems, used as chewing gum or to seal pottery vessels. Smells similar to frankenscense. Branch can be used as a toothbrush by peeling off the bitter bark, no need for toothpaste. Leaves triangular, simple, alternate; silvery, gray or whitish.Encelia
Related to Encelia: Encelia farinosaSynonyms for Encelianoun genus of shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico: brittlebushSynonymsRelated Words- asterid dicot genus
- aster family
- Asteraceae
- Compositae
- family Asteraceae
- family Compositae
- brittle bush
- brittlebush
- Encelia farinosa
- incienso
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