HyperDic: blue_sage

English > 4 senses of the expression *blue sage*:
NOUN	plant	blue sage, Salvia reflexa, Salvia lancifolia	sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers
	plant	blue sage, mealy sage, Salvia farinacea	Texas sage having intensely blue flowers
	plant	blue sage, Salvia azurea	blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States
	plant	blue sage, big sagebrush, Seriphidium tridentatum, Artemisia tridentata	aromatic shrub of arid regions / regions of western North America having hoary leaves

English > *blue sage*: 4 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaning	sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation.
Synonyms	Salvia reflexa, Salvia lancifolia
Broader	sage, salvia	Any of various plants of the genus Salvia

English > *blue sage*: 4 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaning	Texas sage having intensely blue flowers.
Synonyms	mealy sage, Salvia farinacea
Broader	sage, salvia	Any of various plants of the genus Salvia

English > *blue sage*: 4 senses > noun 3, plant
Meaning	blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States.
Synonym	Salvia azurea
Broader	sage, salvia	Any of various plants of the genus Salvia
Spanish	salvia azul

English > *blue sage*: 4 senses > noun 4, plant
Meaning	aromatic shrub of arid regions / regions of western North America having hoary leaves.
Synonyms	big sagebrush, Seriphidium tridentatum, Artemisia tridentata
Member of	Seriphidium, genus Seriphidium	woody plants grown chiefly for their silver or grey and often aromatic foliage
Broader	sagebrush, sage brush	Any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium

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