| creosote bush | (n) desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers, Syn. Larrea tridentata, hediondilla, coville |
| Creosote bush | . A shrub (Covillea mexicana) found in desert regions from Colorado to California and southward through Mexico. It has yellow flowers and very resinous foliage with a strong odor of creosote. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |