sagebrush

[ seyj-bruhsh ]

/ ˈseɪdʒˌbrʌʃ /

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noun

any of several sagelike, bushy composite plants of the genus Artemisia, especially A. tridentata, having silvery, wedge-shaped leaves, with three teeth at the tip, common on the dry plains of the western U.S.

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Origin of sagebrush

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; sage² + brush²

Words nearby sagebrush

sagamore, Sagan, Sagarmatha, sag bag, sage, sagebrush, sage cock, sage Derby, sage green, sage grouse, sage hen

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How to use sagebrush in a sentence

The hushed green tones of sagebrush leading up to a coniferous forest along the riverbanks make for a striking foreground for anyone looking to snap an unforgettable shot of the Grand.
The Best View in Every State|awise|January 10, 2022|Outside Online
They’ll walk through shale rock, wildflowers and junipers, and look over the canyon’s edge where a buck can sometimes be seen running through the sagebrush.
America’s Food Safety System Failed to Stop a Salmonella Epidemic. It’s Still Making People Sick.|by Bernice Yeung, Michael Grabell, Irena Hwang and Mollie Simon|October 29, 2021|ProPublica
I was walking along a trail in Yellowstone National Park, meditating on mountains, breathing in the scent of pine and sagebrush, when a llama sneezed in my ear.
‘Llama therapy’ in the wilds of Yellowstone National Park|Mary Winston Nicklin|October 8, 2021|Washington Post
The willow and sagebrush in the valley helped protect them from the wind and snow of winter blizzards and the “Big River,” or “Boa Ogoi” as the Shoshones called it, had an abundance of fish, plus the area was rich with wild game.
This was the worst slaughter of Native Americans in U.S. history. Few remember it.|Dana Hedgpeth|September 26, 2021|Washington Post

As participants decided where to stack rocks to spread water across the dusty sagebrush flat, Zeedyk encouraged them to “read the landscape” and “think like water.”
Simple hand-built structures can help streams survive wildfires and drought|Brianna Randall|March 26, 2021|Science News
Gray clumps of sagebrush stood forth like little islands in the sea of grass.
Mystery Ranch|Arthur Chapman
She liked to turn off the road and gallop across the trackless ways, sometimes frightening rabbits and coyotes from the sagebrush.
Mystery Ranch|Arthur Chapman
The wide fields were covered with sagebrush or bunchgrass and there were no railroads.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman
They are found in abundance on the dry sagebrush covered plains about the Rocky Mountains and to the westward.
Western Bird Guide|Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed, Harry F. Harvey, and Rex I. Brasher
Then a distant bunch of sagebrush transformed itself into another moving form, and two coyotes trotted into the scene.
Watched by Wild Animals|Enos A. Mills

British Dictionary definitions for sagebrush

sagebrush

/ (ˈseɪdʒˌbrʌʃ) /

noun

any of several aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia, esp A. tridentata, a shrub of W North America, having silver-green leaves and large clusters of small white flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)

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