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.

Examples of sagebrush in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Another brought her some aromatic California sagebrush, also called Cowboy Cologne. —Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

Less than 50 miles away, another bison lives an ostensibly similar life, also moving with the seasons and calving among the sagebrush, vigilant for predators. —The Conversation, 4 June 2026

The program later expanded west to include sagebrush habitat, including parts of Idaho in 2023. —Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 2 June 2026

The scent of sagebrush wafted over it all. —Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sagebrush

• underbrush
• airbrush
• hairbrush
• inrush
• onrush
• paintbrush
• blush
• brush
• crush
• flush
• gush
• hush

Kids Definition

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.