white sage
Americannoun
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Also called greasewood. a shrubby plant, Salvia apiana, of the mint family, native to southern California, having white, hairy foliage and spikes of white or pale lavender flowers.
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an aromatic, composite plant, Artemisia ludoviciana, of western North America, having leaves with a downy white undersurface.
Etymology
Origin of white sage
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Example Sentences
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There are plugs of grasses and gallon pots of white sage, purple sage, California buckwheat, long-stem buckwheat, deerweed, narrow leaf milkweed and coyote bush.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
Club regular Juno Stilley sat inside with the seed-sorters, grinding white sage between her fingers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
Furthermore, Indigenous people may use herbs like white sage for their rich medicinal properties.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2024
There are plenty of alternatives to white sage.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2024
There was grass and white sage where rabbits darted in and out.
From Wildfire by Zane Grey
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