SAGEBRUSH

sagebrush, sage brush

(noun) any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sagebrush (plural sagebrushes)

Any of several North American aromatic shrubs of the genus Artemisia, having silvery-grey, green leaves.

Source: Wiktionary


Sage"brush`, n.

Definition: A low irregular shrub (Artemisia tridentata), of the order Compositæ, covering vast tracts of the dry alkaline regions of the American plains; -- called also sagebush, and wild sage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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