scarlet sage

American  

noun

1. a tender shrub, Salvia splendens, of Brazil, having ovate leaves and bell-shaped scarlet flowers.

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Etymology

Origin of scarlet sage

First recorded in 1905–10

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Example Sentences

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scarlet sage

"Do you want these?" he inquired, holding up a bouquet of dahlias, scarlet sage, and purple petunias, and thinking of only one answer as possible.

From Different Girls by Various

It was the day of her miracle, and against the splendour of the scarlet sage, she shone with an unforgettable radiance.

From Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow

Molly's porch boxes are filled with nasturtiums and petunias, and on each side of the steps are beds of scarlet sage.

From Molly Brown's Orchard Home by Nell Speed

Salvia, or scarlet sage, looks well in wide borders, or near the underpinning of the house.

From The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. by Ellen Eddy Shaw

Caroline dragged him impetuously down into the garden, among the brown, varnished stems of the withered roses, the sere, dead ranks of scarlet sage.

From The Three Black Pennys A Novel by Joseph Hergesheimer

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