sagebrush

sagebrush
/sayj"brush'/, n.
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.
[1825-35, Amer.; SAGE2 + BRUSH2]

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Any of various shrubby species of artemisia of the composite family.

Native to semiarid plains and mountain slopes in western North America, these shrubs are adapted both to dry, hot summers and to moist, mild winters with intermittent polar Pacific winds. Common sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) is a many-branched shrub, usually about 3–6.5 ft (1–2 m) high, with silvery gray, bitter-aromatic foliage.

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      any of various shrubby species of the genus Seriphidium (formerly in Artemisia) of the composite family (Asteraceae). They are native to semiarid plains and mountain slopes of western North America. The common sagebrush (A. tridentata) is a many-branched shrub, usually 1 to 2 metres (about 3 to 6.5 feet) high, with silvery gray, bitter-aromatic foliage. The small, wedge-shaped leaves usually have three teeth at the outer end.

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