blue sage

noun

Eranthemum nervosum.

Similar
Salvia reflexaSalvia lancifoliamealy sageSalvia farinaceaSalvia azureabig sagebrushSeriphidium tridentatumArtemisia tridentata
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Meanings

nounblue sage (uncountable)
  1. Any of various plants:
    1. uncountableEranthemum nervosum.
    2. uncountableSalvia azurea.
    3. uncountableSalvia clevelandii.
    4. uncountableSalvia nemorosa.
    5. uncountableSalvia pachyphylla.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation

Similar
Salvia reflexaSalvia lancifolia
Broader
sagesalvia

nounTexas sage having intensely blue flowers

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mealy sageSalvia farinacea
Broader
sagesalvia

nounblue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States

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Salvia azurea
Broader
sagesalvia

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

Similar
big sagebrushSeriphidium tridentatumArtemisia tridentata
Broader
sagebrushsage brush
Also see
big sagebrush

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

blue sage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20sage

MLA

“blue sage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20sage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blue sage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20sage.

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