purple sage

purple sage
a plant, Salvia leucophylla, of the mint family, native to California, having silvery leaves and purple spikes of flowers.

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  • Purple sage — can refer to various plants. The phrase was made famous by Zane Grey s novel Riders of the Purple Sage , set in Utah (and references to it, such as the band New Riders of the Purple Sage). There is disagreement on what plant Grey referred… …   Wikipedia

  • Purple Sage — Purple Sage, WY U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming Population (2000): 413 Housing Units (2000): 160 Land area (2000): 0.926415 sq. miles (2.399405 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.926415 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Purple Sage, WY — U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming Population (2000): 413 Housing Units (2000): 160 Land area (2000): 0.926415 sq. miles (2.399405 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.926415 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • purple-sage — krūminis balzgenis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bervidinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Leucophyllum frutescens), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Leucophyllum frutescens angl. barometer bush; cenizo; purple sage; Texas… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Purple Sage Motel — (Snyder,США) Категория отеля: 1 звездочный отель Адрес: 1501 East Coliseum Drive …   Каталог отелей

  • Purple Sage Motel — (Пангитч,США) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: 132 East Center, Пангитч …   Каталог отелей

  • Purple Sage, Wyoming — Infobox Settlement official name = Purple Sage, Wyoming settlement type = CDP nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image |pushpin pushpin label position =left pushpin map caption =Location within the state of Wyoming pushpin mapsize =… …   Wikipedia

  • purple sage — noun silvery leaved California herb with purple flowers • Syn: ↑chaparral sage, ↑Salvia leucophylla • Hypernyms: ↑sage, ↑salvia * * * noun 1. : a silvery leaved California herb ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • New Riders of the Purple Sage — For the album, see New Riders of the Purple Sage (album). For the western music group, see Riders of the Purple Sage (band). For the Zane Grey novel, see Riders of the Purple Sage. New Riders of the Purple Sage Origin San Francisco, California… …   Wikipedia

  • Riders of the Purple Sage — Infobox Book | name = Riders of the Purple Sage image caption = Leisure Historical Fiction (Mass Market Paperback) author = Zane Grey cover artist = country = USA language = English genre = Western publisher = Leisure Books release date = 1912… …   Wikipedia

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