sagebrush

noun sage·brush \ˈsāj-ˌbrəsh\

: a small plant that has leaves with a strong smell and that grows in dry areas of the western U.S.

Full 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 United States

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First Known Use of SAGEBRUSH

1850

Rhymes with SAGEBRUSH

airbrush, broad-brush, bull rush, bulrush, bum-rush, four-flush, gold rush, hairbrush, hush-hush, inrush, nailbrush, onrush, paintbrush, scrub brush, song thrush, straight flush, toothbrush, uprush, wood thrush

SAGEBRUSH Defined for Kids

sagebrush

noun sage·brush \ˈsāj-ˌbrəsh\

Definition of SAGEBRUSH for Kids

: 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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