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BLUE SAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves
Synonyms:
Artemisia tridentata; big sagebrush; blue sage; Seriphidium tridentatum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("blue sage" is a kind of...):
sage brush; sagebrush (any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium)
Holonyms ("blue sage" is a member of...):
genus Seriphidium; Seriphidium (woody plants grown chiefly for their silver or grey and often aromatic foliage; formerly included in the genus Artemisia)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States
Synonyms:
blue sage; Salvia azurea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("blue sage" is a kind of...):
sage; salvia (any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Texas sage having intensely blue flowers
Synonyms:
blue sage; mealy sage; Salvia farinacea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("blue sage" is a kind of...):
sage; salvia (any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation
Synonyms:
blue sage; Salvia lancifolia; Salvia reflexa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("blue sage" is a kind of...):
sage; salvia (any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb)
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