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

Against the vivid green of the grass, scarlet sage flaunted its gorgeous color in carefully laid out bed or border.

From Marjorie Dean College Freshman by Pauline Lester

Molly's porch boxes are filled with nasturtiums and petunias, and on each side of the steps are beds of scarlet sage.

From Molly Brown's Orchard Home by Nell Speed

You will know where to find the yellow violet, and the wake-robin, and the pink lady-slipper, and the scarlet sage, and the fringed gentian.

From The Blue Flower by Henry Van Dyke

The orchards are heavy with harvest apples, the tassels of the corn are dark and rusty, and the dooryards of the country houses riot gorgeously in scarlet sage and marigold, asters and gladiolas.

From Diane of the Green Van by Leona Dalrymple

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

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