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brittlebush

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(brit′l bŏŏsh′)

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

brit•tle•bush (brit′l bŏŏsh′),USA pronunciation n.

Plant Biologyany of several composite plants of the genus Encelia, of desert regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having alternate leaves and yellow ray flowers with a yellow or purple center.

brittle + bush¹, so called from the texture of its leaves 1905–10, American.

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