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noun
A sage with large red, pitcher-shaped flowers, Salvia spathacea, native to California and grown there for its fragrance and its tolerance of both drought and shade.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: California
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Synonyms: hummingbird sage
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any plant of the genus Lepechinia in the mint family, several of which are native to southern California and also grown there for fragrance, shade tolerance and drought tolerance
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: California
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Lepechinia calycina, Sphacele calycina
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shrub, bush
noun
California erect and sparsely branched perennial
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Salvia spathacea
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sage, salvia
History
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