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brittlebush

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[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.

Etymology

Origin of brittlebush

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

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