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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PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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