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brittlebush
brit·tle·bush B0491700 (brĭt′l-bo͝osh′)n. Any of various shrubs of the genus Encelia of the composite family, especially E. farinosa, native to northern Mexico and the southwest United States and having grayish foliage and showy yellow flowers.brit•tle•bush (ˈbrɪt lˌbʊʃ)
n. any composite North American desert plant of the genus Encelia, having brittle leaves and flowers with yellow rays and a yellow or purple disk. [1905–10, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | brittlebush - 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 medicinebrittle bush, Encelia farinosa, inciensowild flower, wildflower - wild or uncultivated flowering plantEncelia, genus Encelia - genus of shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico: brittlebush |
brittlebush
 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.brittlebush
Related to brittlebush: creosote bush, turpentine bush, Soaptree yucca, BursageSynonyms for brittlebushnoun fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowersSynonyms- brittle bush
- Encelia farinosa
- incienso
Related Words- wild flower
- wildflower
- Encelia
- genus Encelia
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