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MULE FAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
California shrub with slender leafy shoots that are important browse for mule deer
Synonyms:
Baccharis viminea; mule fat
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mule fat" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("mule fat" is a member of...):
Baccharis; genus Baccharis (shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control)