coville (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *coville*:
NOUN	plant	coville, creosote bush, hediondilla, Larrea tridentata	desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers

coville > pronunciation
Sounds	kow'vih.l
Rhymes	Advil ... zill: 103 rhymes with ihl...

English > *coville*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers.
Synonyms	creosote bush, hediondilla, Larrea tridentata
Member of	Larrea, genus Larrea	xerophytic evergreen shrubs
Parts	Sonora gum	acidulous gum resin of the creosote bush
Broader	shrub, bush	A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Spanish	coville, hediondilla
Catalan	coville, hediondilla

HyperDic: coville