winterfat
Meanings
noun
- Any of the shrubs of genus Krascheninnikovia in the goosefoot family, especially Krascheninnikovia lanata.
Word forms
Etymology
From winter + fat, so called because it provides range food for grazing livestock in the winter when very little grows.
Synonyms
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