rabbitbrush

rabbitbrush [rab-it-bruhsh] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. any of several composite shrubs of the genus Chrysothamnus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having whitish, hairy branches and yellow flowers.

Origin of rabbitbrush 1860–65; rabbit + brush2; so called because it provides shelter for jackrabbits Examples from the Web for rabbitbrush Historical Examples of rabbitbrush

The valley floor and valley terraces are dotted with saltbush, rabbitbrush, greasewood, and sagebrush.

Aztec Ruins National Monument–New Mexico

John M. Corbett