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

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

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

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

A few tough zenias and marigolds and a row of scarlet sage bore witness to the buckets of water that Mrs. Bergson had carried there after sundown, against the prohibition of her sons.

From O Pioneers! by Willa Sibert Cather

Flower-bordered it was, with brilliant scarlet sage, purple bachelor buttons, golden glow.

From Blue Ridge Country by Erskine Caldwell