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sagebrush
CIDE DICTIONARY
sagebrush, n.
A low irregular shrub (Artemisia tridentata ), of the order Compositæ , covering vast tracts of the dry alkaline regions of the American plains; -- called also sagebush , and wild sage . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sagebrush, n.
1 a growth of shrubby aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia, esp. A. tridentata, found in some semi-arid regions of western N. America.
2 this plant.
1 a growth of shrubby aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia, esp. A. tridentata, found in some semi-arid regions of western N. America.
2 this plant.
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