MULE FAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mule fat mean? 

• MULE FAT (noun)
  The noun MULE FAT has 1 sense:

1. California shrub with slender leafy shoots that are important browse for mule deer

  Familiarity information: MULE FAT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MULE FAT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

California shrub with slender leafy shoots that are important browse for mule deer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Baccharis viminea; mule fat

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)