sagebrush

[ seyj-bruhsh ]

/ ˈseɪdʒˌbrʌʃ /

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.

Nearby words

sage green, sage grouse, sage hen, sage sparrow, sage thrasher, sagebrush, sagenite, saggar, sagger, sagging moment, saggy

Origin of sagebrush

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

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Examples from the Web for sagebrush

The largest objects within a quarter of a mile were a few stunted bunches of sagebrush.
Watched by Wild Animals|Enos A. Mills
They stepped out from among the ruins of their sagebrush booth upon a patch of hard, bare earth close to the railroad track.
Deserted|Edward Bellamy
Stretches of sagebrush desert reached in every direction from it.
Added Upon|Nephi Anderson
A half hour here would sustain them against the three miles of sagebrush beyond.
Virginia of Elk Creek Valley|Mary Ellen Chase

The Queres smell of the earth in which they dig and house, but the Diné smelled of himself and the smoke of sagebrush.
The Trail Book|Mary Austin

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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