The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. Any of several aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia, especially A. tridentata, a shrub of arid regions of western North America, having silver-green leaves and large clusters of small white flower heads.
n. Any of several North American aromatic shrubs or small trees, of the genus Artemisia, having silvery-grey, green leaves.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A collective name of various species of Artemisia which cover immense areas on the dry, often alkaline, plains and mountains of the western United States.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
n. any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium
n. any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium
Word Usage
"The Setup Lundberg often hunts in sagebrush flats."