sagebrush

sage·brush  (sjbrsh)

n.

Any of several aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia, especially A. tridentata, a shrub of arid regions of western North America, having silver-green leaves and large clusters of small white flower heads.

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sagebrush

Noun

an aromatic plant of W North America, with silver-green leaves and large clusters of small white flowers

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sagebrush - any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium sage brush aster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia Artemisia californica, California sage, California sagebrush - low ashy-grey California shrub Artemisia filifolia, sand sage, silvery wormwood - silver-haired shrub of central and southern United States and Mexico; a troublesome weed on rangelands Artemis spinescens, bud brush, bud sagebrush - a perennial that is valuable as sheep forage in the United States Artemisia cana, gray sage, grey sage, Seriphidium canum, silver sage, silver sagebrush - low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant Artemisia tridentata, big sagebrush, Seriphidium tridentatum, blue sage - aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves subshrub, suffrutex - low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base