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SILVER SAGE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant
Synonyms:
Artemisia cana; gray sage; grey sage; Seriphidium canum; silver sage; silver sagebrush
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("silver sage" is a kind of...):
sage brush; sagebrush (any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium)
Holonyms ("silver sage" 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)