Mexican bush sage

noun

A shrubby sage native to central and eastern Mexico, Salvia leucantha, grown in subtropical, dry climates for its ornamental flower stems covered in bright blue or purple velvety hairs, and for its relative drought tolerance.

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Meanings

nounMexican bush sage (usually uncountable, plural Mexican bush sages)

plural Mexican bush sages

  1. uncountableusuallyA shrubby sage native to central and eastern Mexico, Salvia leucantha, grown in subtropical, dry climates for its ornamental flower stems covered in bright blue or purple velvety hairs, and for its relative drought tolerance.
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Mexican bush sage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20bush%20sage

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mexican bush sage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20bush%20sage.

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