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Larrea

noun

xerophytic evergreen shrubs; South America to southwestern United States

• Syn: ↑genus Larrea

• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Zygophyllaceae, ↑family Zygophyllaceae, ↑bean-caper family

• Member Meronyms: ↑creosote bush, ↑coville, ↑hediondilla, ↑Larrea tridentata

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\\ləˈrēə, -rāə\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from J. A. H. de Larrea, 18th century Spanish patron of science

1. capitalized : a small genus of American xerophytic shrubs (family Zygophyllaceae) including the creosote bush

2. -s : a shrub of the genus Larrea

Useful english dictionary. 2012.