winterfat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the shrubs of genus Krascheninnikovia in the goosefoot family, especially Krascheninnikovia lanata.

Word forms

winterfat winterfats

Etymology

From winter + fat, so called because it provides range food for grazing livestock in the winter when very little grows.

Synonyms

krascheninnikovia
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