BLUE SAGE
Dictionary entry overview: What does blue sage mean?
• BLUE SAGE (noun)
The noun BLUE SAGE has 4 senses:
1. sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation
2. Texas sage having intensely blue flowers
3. blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States
4. aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves
Familiarity information: BLUE SAGE used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• BLUE SAGE (noun)
Meaning:
Sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
blue sage; Salvia lancifolia; Salvia reflexa
Hypernyms ("blue sage" is a kind of...):
sage; salvia (any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb)
Meaning:
Texas sage having intensely blue flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Salvia farinacea; mealy sage; blue sage
Hypernyms ("blue sage" is a kind of...):
sage; salvia (any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb)
Meaning:
Blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Salvia azurea; blue sage
Hypernyms ("blue sage" is a kind of...):
sage; salvia (any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb)
Meaning:
Aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Artemisia tridentata; big sagebrush; Seriphidium tridentatum; blue sage
Hypernyms ("blue sage" is a kind of...):
sage brush; sagebrush (any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium)
Holonyms ("blue 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)
