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noun
Any of several North American aromatic shrubs of the genus Artemisia, having silvery-grey, green leaves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sage brush
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: subshrub, suffrutex
Narrower terms: California sagebrush, California sage, Artemisia californica, sand sage, silvery wormwood, Artemisia filifolia, bud brush, bud sagebrush, Artemis spinescens, silver sage, silver sagebrush, grey sage, gray sage, Seriphidium canum, Artemisia cana, big sagebrush, blue sage, Seriphidium tridentatum, Artemisia tridentata
History
From sage + brush, from resemblance in odor and appearance to Salvia officinalis.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
