sagebrush regions

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• Sagebrush — Sage brush , n. A low irregular shrub ({Artemisia tridentata}), of the order {Composit[ae]}, covering vast tracts of the dry alkaline regions of the American plains; called also {sagebush}, and {wild sage}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sagebrush — sage|brush [ seıdʒ,brʌʃ ] noun uncount a bush with white flowers that grows in dry regions of the western U.S …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sagebrush — n. variety of shrub found in arid regions of the western United States …   English contemporary dictionary

• sagebrush — UK [ˈseɪdʒˌbrʌʃ] / US noun [uncountable] a bush with white flowers that grows in dry regions of the western US …   English dictionary

• sagebrush — n. 1 a growth of shrubby aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia, esp. A. tridentata, found in some semi arid regions of western N. America. 2 this plant …   Useful english dictionary

• big sagebrush — noun aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves • Syn: ↑blue sage, ↑Seriphidium tridentatum, ↑Artemisia tridentata • Hypernyms: ↑sagebrush, ↑sage brush • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• sage grouse — noun large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America • Syn: ↑sage hen, ↑Centrocercus urophasianus • Hypernyms: ↑grouse • Member Holonyms: ↑Centrocercus, ↑genus Centrocercus * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• sage thrasher — noun : a thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) that inhabits sagebrush in western No. America and is pale grayish brown above and white spotted with brownish below * * * a grayish brown thrasher, Oreoscoptes montanus, of sagebrush regions of the… …   Useful english dictionary

• sage sparrow — noun : a sparrow (Amphispiza belli) that inhabits especially sagebrush regions in western No. America * * * a small gray finch, Amphispiza belli, of dry, brushy areas of western North America. [1880 85, Amer.] * * * sage sparrow, a grayish brown… …   Useful english dictionary

• sage grouse — a large grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus, of the sagebrush regions of western North America, having plumage of gray, buff, and black. [1870 75] * * * …   Universalium

• sage thrasher — a grayish brown thrasher, Oreoscoptes montanus, of sagebrush regions of the western U.S. [1880 85] * * * …   Universalium