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creosote bush
noun
: a resinous desert shrub (Larrea tridentata) of the caltrop family found in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico
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Most people come to understand the aroma after desert rain is from creosote bushes, which are common in the lower deserts of Arizona, but Republic weather reporter Hayleigh Evans wanted a better answer.
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Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
But within minutes of hiking into the desert, creosote bushes and mesquite pull the sand into disorienting mounds that can, without warning, block the view in every direction.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 2 June 2025
The landscape is vast and rugged, a mish-mash of rock, dirt and creosote bushes, swaths of gray and brown under a deep blue sky.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
The morning drive was quiet and scenic through hills dotted with creosote bushes, spiky cacti and spindly ocotillo plants leading up to Safford, the hometown of a good friend who got the hell out of there.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
But within minutes of hiking into the desert, creosote bushes and mesquite pull the sand into disorienting mounds that can, without warning, block the view in every direction.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 2 June 2025
The landscape is vast and rugged, a mish-mash of rock, dirt and creosote bushes, swaths of gray and brown under a deep blue sky.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
The morning drive was quiet and scenic through hills dotted with creosote bushes, spiky cacti and spindly ocotillo plants leading up to Safford, the hometown of a good friend who got the hell out of there.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Creosote bush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creosote%20bush. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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