black sage
noun
a shrubby Californian plant, Salvia mellifera, of the mint family, having an interrupted spike of lavender-blue or white flowers.
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Nearby words
black rot, black ruff, black run, black russian, black rust, black sage, black sapote, black sash, black scoter, black sea, black sea bass
Origin of black sage
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
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