sagebrush

sage-brush · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An aromatic North American shrub of the daisy family, with silvery-gray leaves, common in arid regions of the western United States.

  2. 2.

    The land where sagebrush grows.

Forms

plural: sagebrushes

Related words

See also: artemisia, desert, sage
Synonyms: artemisia

Etymology

From English sage (from the similar smell of the leaves) + brush (shrubby vegetation).