sagebrush

[ seyj-bruhsh ]

noun

1. any of several sagelike, bushy composite plants of the genus Artemisia, especially A. tridentata, having silvery, wedge-shaped leaves, with three teeth at the tip, common on the dry plains of the western U.S.

sagebrush

/ ˈseɪdʒˌbrʌʃ /

noun

1. any of several aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia, esp A. tridentata, a shrub of W North America, having silver-green leaves and large clusters of small white flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)

Word History and Origins

Origin of sagebrush¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; sage ² + brush ²

Example Sentences

The hushed green tones of sagebrush leading up to a coniferous forest along the riverbanks make for a striking foreground for anyone looking to snap an unforgettable shot of the Grand.

From Outside Online

They’ll walk through shale rock, wildflowers and junipers, and look over the canyon’s edge where a buck can sometimes be seen running through the sagebrush.

From ProPublica

I was walking along a trail in Yellowstone National Park, meditating on mountains, breathing in the scent of pine and sagebrush, when a llama sneezed in my ear.

From Washington Post

The willow and sagebrush in the valley helped protect them from the wind and snow of winter blizzards and the “Big River,” or “Boa Ogoi” as the Shoshones called it, had an abundance of fish, plus the area was rich with wild game.

From Washington Post

As participants decided where to stack rocks to spread water across the dusty sagebrush flat, Zeedyk encouraged them to “read the landscape” and “think like water.”

From Science News

Gray clumps of sagebrush stood forth like little islands in the sea of grass.

From Project Gutenberg

She liked to turn off the road and gallop across the trackless ways, sometimes frightening rabbits and coyotes from the sagebrush.

From Project Gutenberg

The wide fields were covered with sagebrush or bunchgrass and there were no railroads.

From Project Gutenberg

They are found in abundance on the dry sagebrush covered plains about the Rocky Mountains and to the westward.

From Project Gutenberg

Then a distant bunch of sagebrush transformed itself into another moving form, and two coyotes trotted into the scene.

From Project Gutenberg