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Vocabulary Entry
sage-brush
|noun • adjective
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N
noun
A hardy shrub of the western U.S. with gray-green leaves and a strong smell; also the open, arid land where it grows.
Example Sentences
"Sage-brush covered the hill."
"We walked through the sage-brush."
"The sage-brush smelled dry and sharp."
A
adjective
Having the look, smell, or character of sage-brush; dry and scrubby.
Example Sentences
"The valley had a sage-brush landscape."
"They crossed a sage-brush plain."
"The air felt sage-brush dry."