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

The town does look different up here, but the Peytons' house is just as you remember it—even the scarlet sage is in the garden.

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

"If it could only have been Arthur," she repeated sadly, gazing through the French window of the drawing-room to the garden where beds of scarlet sage flaunted brilliantly in the sunshine.

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

Masses of scarlet sage and cannas grew near the house, while at the rear a white-washed fence gleamed white.

From Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall by R. G. Vosburgh

In the well-kept gardens across the way, scarlet sage and cosmos, asters and dahlias made riots of color.

From The Turner Twins by Ralph Henry Barbour

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