| blue sage | |
noun | |
| 1. | sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation |
| 2. | Texas sage having intensely blue flowers |
| 3. | blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States |
| 4. | aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves [syn: big sagebrush] |