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goatbrush

goatbrush noun: oregon boxwood, a shrub of species Paxistima myrsinites.

Noun

goatbrush (uncountable)

  1. Oregon boxwood, a shrub of species Paxistima myrsinites.
  2. Allthorn goatbrush; any member of the species Castela texana of spiny shrubs of Mexico and southwestern US.

Origin of goatbrush

goat + brush

Questions about goatbrush

What does goatbrush mean?
Goatbrush means oregon boxwood, a shrub of species Paxistima myrsinites.
What part of speech is goatbrush?
Goatbrush is a noun.

Words near goatbrush in the dictionary

  1. goat-waters
  2. goatback
  3. goatbeard
  4. goatboy
  5. goatboys
  6. goatbrush
  7. goatburger
  8. goatburgers
  9. goatbush
  10. goatchafer
  11. goatchafers

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