Definitions for: Joint Fir

[n] jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds

Webster (1913) Definition: Joint"-fir`, n. (Bot.)
A genus (Ephedra) of leafless shrubs, with the stems
conspicuously jointed; -- called also shrubby horsetail.
There are about thirty species, of which two or three are
found from Texas to California.

Synonyms: ephedra

See Also: bush, Ephedra sinica, genus Ephedra, mahuang, shrub