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

Hundreds of researchers at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory have observed changes including fewer bees and other pollinators, and sagebrush encroaching in valleys once dominated by wildflowers. — Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Slight rolls in the ground, sagebrush and grass hide your moves. — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026

There’s the Murry Summit Trail System, which weaves through over 20 miles of sagebrush woodlands along Ward Mountain. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

More than 250 firefighters are battling the wildfire burning in sagebrush and timber in hot, dry, and unstable conditions. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 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.