black sage
noun
a shrubby Californian plant, Salvia mellifera, of the mint family, having an interrupted spike of lavender-blue or white flowers.
Origin of black sage
1An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
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How to use black sage in a sentence
“They must be gone now, Shanter,” Rifle said at last, after two or three dampings from that black sage.
The Dingo Boys | G. Manville FennAs he slipped from his blankets the same strong smell of black sage and juniper smote him, almost like a blow.
The Heritage of the Desert | Zane GreyWhen he came within gunshot of the flock the smell of sheep effectually smothered the keen, tasty odor of black sage and juniper.
The Heritage of the Desert | Zane Grey
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