What is the meaning of the word "rabbit brush"?
Rabbit brush is native to Oregon and provides a retreat for jackrabbits. The name may refer to rabbits using rabbitbrush for cover, as rabbits do not prefer eating it. Rabbit brush is also the source of a yellow dye used by the Navajo.
Definitions:
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A brush with narrow leaves and small yellow flowers that grows in western North America.
NOUN
- The faint smell of fall was in the air, and on the hillsides the blooming rabbitbrush was brilliant yellow.
- The faint smell of fall was in the air, and on the hillsides the blooming rabbitbrush was brilliant yellow.