white sage

noun

Salvia apiana, a sage native to southern California and neighboring Baja California west of the desert, an important nectar source for sage honey.

Similar
bee sageCalifornian white sagesacred sagewestern mugwortcudweedprairie sageArtemisia ludovicianaArtemisia gnaphalodes
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Meanings

nounwhite sage (usually uncountable, plural white sages)

plural white sages

  1. uncountableusuallySalvia apiana, a sage native to southern California and neighboring Baja California west of the desert, an important nectar source for sage honey.

    Synonyms: bee sage, Californian white sage, sacred sage

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSalvia apiana, a sage native to southern California and neighboring Baja California west of the desert, an important nectar source for sage honey.

Similar
bee sageCalifornian white sagesacred sage

More synonyms by meaning

nounperennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States

Similar
western mugwortcudweedprairie sageArtemisia ludovicianaArtemisia gnaphalodes
Broader
mugwort
Also see
bee sagecalifornian white sagecudweedsacred sage

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish valkosalvia
  • valkosalviaSalvia apiana
French sauge blanche
  • sauge blancheSalvia apiana
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Chicago

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