sagebrush
noun
sage·brush
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Definition of sagebrush
: any of several North American hoary composite subshrubs (genus Artemisia)
especially
: one (A. tridentata) having a bitter juice and an odor resembling sage and often covering vast tracts of alkaline plains in the western U.S.
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That means each lek needs about 115 square miles (295 square kilometers) of treeless sagebrush. — Washington Post, "Massive juniper tree-cutting project aims to aid sage grouse," 21 Aug. 2019 The park is an amazement: winds from the west and southwest lift grains of sand from the grasses and sagebrush of the valley and deposit the finest ones, creating gigantic dunes. — Dan Baum, Harpers Magazine, "August 2019," 22 July 2019 Other vegetation, such as trees and sagebrush, is expected to take longer to fully return. — USA TODAY, "Penal farm to produce farm, music under the sea: News from around our 50 states," 16 July 2019 The soaking spring nourishing the Jeffrey pines and sagebrush is giving way to a desert dry as soaring heat scorches the new growth into blankets of kindling. — Scott Wilson, Washington Post, "Wet California winter is a boon for skiers and water supply. But it brings a threat: wildfires.," 17 June 2019 The soaking spring nourishing the Jeffrey pines and sagebrush is giving way to a desert dry as soaring heat scorches the new growth into blankets of kindling. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Wet California winter is a boon for skiers and water supply. But it brings a threat: wildfires.," 17 June 2019 Idaho, feds partner to yank the plant & let sagebrush return If the Western Watersheds Project doesn't like the panel's decision, the group could file a lawsuit in federal court. — Keith Ridler, idahostatesman, "Grazing, not juniper, is behind Idaho species' decline, environmental group says," 29 June 2018 These include forsythias, silver sagebrush (Artemisia cana), white forsythia (Abeliophyllum distichum), winter daphnes, winter jasmine, and witch hazels. — Thad Orr, Sunset, "Your Essential Gardening To-Do List for April," 22 Jan. 2018 Farmer and Ryan worked with local sagebrush, which produce copious amounts of methyl jasmonate, an airborne organic chemical that Ryan thought plants were using to ward off insect herbivores. — Quanta Magazine, "The Secret Language of Plants," 16 Dec. 2013These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sagebrush.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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sagebrush
noun
English Language Learners Definition of sagebrush
: a small plant that has leaves with a strong smell and that grows in dry areas of the western U.S.
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sagebrush
noun
sage·brush
| \ ˈsāj-ˌbrəsh
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Kids Definition of sagebrush
: a plant of the western United States that grows as a low shrub and has a bitter juice and strong smell
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