sagebrush
noun
sage·brush
ˈsāj-ˌbrəsh 
: any of several North American hoary composite subshrubs (genus Artemisia)
especially
: one (A. tridentata) having a bitter juice and an odor resembling sage and often covering vast tracts of alkaline plains in the western U.S.
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The Naughton coal plant, south of town, dominates the sagebrush landscape and, at its peak, employed nearly 250 workers.
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Brad Plumer Benjamin Rasmussen, New York Times, 11 June 2024
The 4-mile one-way (8-mile round trip) path starts at the Devils Kitchen Picnic Area, then gradually ascends 1,600 feet over mostly slick rock through colorful cacti, rugged sagebrush, and scrubby pinyon-juniper trees.
—Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2024
Views of the shopping center were now blocked by trees, and the surrounding sagebrush made the area feel surprisingly isolated.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
The bullet pierced the cooling fins of the transformer, as intended, causing mineral oil to gush onto the sagebrush.
—Christopher Ketcham, Harper's Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023
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Brad Plumer Benjamin Rasmussen, New York Times, 11 June 2024
The 4-mile one-way (8-mile round trip) path starts at the Devils Kitchen Picnic Area, then gradually ascends 1,600 feet over mostly slick rock through colorful cacti, rugged sagebrush, and scrubby pinyon-juniper trees.
—Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2024
Views of the shopping center were now blocked by trees, and the surrounding sagebrush made the area feel surprisingly isolated.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
The bullet pierced the cooling fins of the transformer, as intended, causing mineral oil to gush onto the sagebrush.
—Christopher Ketcham, Harper's Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023
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sagebrush
noun
sage·brush
ˈsāj-ˌbrəsh
: any of several low shrubby North American plants related to the daisies
especially
: a common plant with a bitter juice that smells like sage and is widespread on the plains of the western U.S.
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