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BIG SAGEBRUSH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does big sagebrush mean? 

BIG SAGEBRUSH (noun)
  The noun BIG SAGEBRUSH has 1 sense:

1. aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leavesplay

  Familiarity information: BIG SAGEBRUSH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BIG SAGEBRUSH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Artemisia tridentata; big sagebrush; blue sage; Seriphidium tridentatum

Hypernyms ("big sagebrush" is a kind of...):

sage brush; sagebrush (any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium)

Holonyms ("big sagebrush" is a member of...):

genus Seriphidium; Seriphidium (woody plants grown chiefly for their silver or grey and often aromatic foliage; formerly included in the genus Artemisia)


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