English > Larrea: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | xerophytic evergreen shrubs; South America to southwestern United States. |
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| Synonym | genus Larrea |
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| Member of | Zygophyllaceae, family Zygophyllaceae, bean-caper family | small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions |
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| Members | creosote bush, coville, hediondilla, Larrea tridentata | desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers |
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| Broader | rosid dicot genus | A genus of dicotyledonous plants |
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| Spanish | genus larrea, larrea |
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| Catalan | genus larrea, larrea |
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