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blue sage

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: blue sage

1
n
sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation
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n
aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: blue sage
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n sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation

Synonyms:
Salvia lancifolia, Salvia reflexa
Type of:
sage, salvia
any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb

n blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States

Synonyms:
Salvia azurea
Type of:
sage, salvia
any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb

n Texas sage having intensely blue flowers

Synonyms:
Salvia farinacea, mealy sage
Type of:
sage, salvia
any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
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n aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves

Synonyms:
Artemisia tridentata, Seriphidium tridentatum, big sagebrush
Type of:
sage brush, sagebrush
any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium
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