winterfats

Noun

winterfat (usually uncountable, plural winterfats)

1. (usually) Any of the shrubs of genus Krascheninnikovia in the goosefoot family, especially Krascheninnikovia lanata.
   • Winterfat, as the name implies, is chiefly valuable on winter ranges, where it often furnishes an abundance of palatable and nutritious forage highly fattening to sheep and cattle.1937, Range Plant Handbook

   Synonyms:

   krascheninnikovia