Meanings
plural sagebrushes · alternative sage brush
- Any of several North American aromatic shrubs of the genus Artemisia, having silvery-grey, green leaves.
1 more example
On our bumpy, mud-soaked ride to the Grand Canyon’s lesser-visited East Rim, a coyote emerged from the sagebrush to lead the way. It took off directly in front of our van, seemingly directing us through a labyrinth of dirt roads. Our guide, a member of the Navajo Nation, parked the vehicle and offered thanks to the coyote for its guidance.
2025 November 7, Matt Kirouac, “A New Grand Canyon Lodge Lets You Explore This Lesser-Known Region of the National Park with Navajo Guides”, in AFAR
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From sage + brush, from resemblance in odor and appearance to Salvia officinalis.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian пелин
- пелин (pelin)shrub of the genus Artemisia
Chinese Mandarin 蒿屬植物 /蒿属植物
- 蒿屬植物 /蒿属植物 (hāoshǔ zhíwù)shrub of the genus Artemisia
Finnish maruna
- marunashrub of the genus Artemisia
Portuguese artemísia
- artemísiashrub of the genus Artemisia
Cite this entry
sagebrush. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sagebrush
“sagebrush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sagebrush. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sagebrush,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sagebrush.
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