brittlebush

American  

[brit-l-boosh] / ˈbrɪt lˌbʊʃ /

noun

1. any of several composite plants of the genus Encelia, of desert regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having alternate leaves and yellow ray flowers with a yellow or purple center.

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Etymology

Origin of brittlebush

1905–10, brittle + bush ¹, so called from the texture of its leaves