genus chrysothamnus

Noun
  1. Genus of low branching shrubs of western North America (synset 111972622)
    is a type of: asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
    member holonym:
    • goldenbush - any of various much-branched yellow-flowered shrubs of the genus Chrysothamnus; western North America
    • chrysothamnus nauseosus, rabbit brush, rabbit bush - pleasantly aromatic shrub having erect slender flexible hairy branches and dense clusters of small yellow flowers covering vast areas of western alkali plains and affording a retreat for jackrabbits; source of a yellow dye used by the Navajo
    belongs to: aster family, asteraceae, compositae, family asteraceae, family compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
    same as: chrysothamnus

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