Rabbitweed (Noun)
Meaning
Low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Rabbitweed thrived in the arid regions of the southwestern United States due to its drought-resistant properties.
- After a spring shower, the rabbitweed's numerous tiny yellow flower heads bloomed across the landscape.
- In parts of the Mojave Desert, rabbitweed grew abundantly alongside creosote bushes and other low-growing vegetation.
- The botanical name Eriophyllum lanatum is often used by horticulturists to refer to the shrub-like plant commonly known as rabbitweed.
- While traversing the desert terrain, hikers frequently encountered sticky, low-lying clusters of rabbitweed and its numerous small flowers.