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Mexican bush sage

Mexican bush sage noun: a shrubby sage native to central and eastern Mexico, Salvia leucantha, grown in subtropical, dry climates for its ornamental flower stems covered in bright blue or purple velvety hairs, and for its relative drought tolerance.

mexican bush sage: a shrubby sage native to central and eastern Mexico, Salvia leucantha, grown in subtropical, dry...
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Noun

Mexican bush sage (usually uncountable, plural Mexican bush sages)

  1. (usually) A shrubby sage native to central and eastern Mexico, Salvia leucantha, grown in subtropical, dry climates for its ornamental flower stems covered in bright blue or purple velvety hairs, and for its relative drought tolerance.

Forms of Mexican bush sage

pluralMexican bush sages

Questions about Mexican bush sage

What does Mexican bush sage mean?
Mexican bush sage means a shrubby sage native to central and eastern Mexico, Salvia leucantha, grown in subtropical, dry climates for its ornamental flower stems covered in bright blue or purple velvety hairs, and for its relative drought tolerance.
What part of speech is Mexican bush sage?
Mexican bush sage is a noun.
What is the plural of Mexican bush sage?
The plural of Mexican bush sage is Mexican bush sages.

Words near Mexican bush sage in the dictionary

  1. Mexican breadfruit
  2. Mexican breadfruits
  3. Mexican breakfast
  4. Mexican breakfasts
  5. Mexican brown
  6. Mexican bush sage
  7. Mexican bush sages
  8. Mexican buttonbush
  9. Mexican campion
  10. Mexican car wash
  11. Mexican car washes

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