red sage

American  

noun

1. a showy, rank-smelling shrub, Lantana camara, of tropical America, having yellow flowers that turn orange or red.

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Example Sentences

And everything was presented in a series of monochromatic groupings: black, flaming red, sage, sulfur and white.

From Washington Post • Jul. 17, 2015

To-morrow, when thou risest up, go into thy garden, and get there two leaves of red sage, and one of bloodworte, and put them into a cup of thy small beere.

From The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural by Rhys, Ernest

The wild red sage is also their favourite shrub, and they buzz like bees around the blossom of the wallaba-tree. 

From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles

The red sage, mixed with honey and vinegar, is used for a gargle in sore throats.

From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William

A very good receipt for it is given thus: Bruise the tops of fresh young red sage leaves with an equal quantity of spinach leaves and squeeze out the juice.

From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton