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scarlet sage
noun
- a tender shrub, Salvia splendens, of Brazil, having ovate leaves and bell-shaped scarlet flowers.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scarlet sage1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
The scarlet sage-pods were brown and seeds were dropping from their tiny gaping mouths.
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Against the vivid green of the grass, scarlet sage flaunted its gorgeous color in carefully laid out bed or border.
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Molly's porch boxes are filled with nasturtiums and petunias, and on each side of the steps are beds of scarlet sage.
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It was the day of her miracle, and against the splendour of the scarlet sage, she shone with an unforgettable radiance.
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In the well-kept gardens across the way, scarlet sage and cosmos, asters and dahlias made riots of color.
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