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sagebrushes

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sage⋅brush

[seyj-bruhsh]
–noun
any of several sagelike, bushy composite plants of the genus Artemisia, esp. A. tridentata, having silvery, wedge-shaped leaves, with three teeth at the tip, common on the dry plains of the western U.S.

Origin:
1825–35, Americanism; sage 2 + brush 2
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sage·brush   (sāj'brŭsh')   
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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