Turpentine Weed (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
- Turpentine weed grows abundantly in the arid regions of the southwestern United States, often forming dense mats of foliage.
- The sweet fragrance of turpentine weed wafts through the air, intermingling with the scent of creosote bush and mesquite trees.
- As the desert sun beats down, the turpentine weed's sticky leaves glisten in the bright light, clinging to unsuspecting travelers' clothing.
- Turpentine weed is often used in herbal remedies for its purported medicinal properties, though some botanists caution against ingesting the plant.
- While backpacking through the Sonoran Desert, Sarah stumbled upon a peculiar specimen of turpentine weed, whose tiny yellow flower heads seemed to shine like miniature suns.