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pitcher sage

pitcher sage noun: a sage with large red, pitcher-shaped flowers, Salvia spathacea, native to California and grown there for its fragrance and its tolerance of both drought and shade.

pitcher sage: a sage with large red, pitcher-shaped flowers, Salvia spathacea, native to California and grown...
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Noun

pitcher sage (plural pitcher sages)

  1. (California) A sage with large red, pitcher-shaped flowers, Salvia spathacea, native to California and grown there for its fragrance and its tolerance of both drought and shade.
  2. (California) Any plant of the genus Lepechinia in the mint family, several of which are native to southern California and also grown there for fragrance, shade tolerance and drought tolerance

Synonyms of pitcher sage

Forms of pitcher sage

pluralpitcher sages

Questions about pitcher sage

What does pitcher sage mean?
Pitcher sage means a sage with large red, pitcher-shaped flowers, Salvia spathacea, native to California and grown there for its fragrance and its tolerance of both drought and shade.
What part of speech is pitcher sage?
Pitcher sage is a noun.
What is the plural of pitcher sage?
The plural of pitcher sage is pitcher sages.

Words near pitcher sage in the dictionary

  1. pitched upon
  2. pitched woo
  3. pitcher
  4. pitcher plant
  5. pitcher plants
  6. pitcher sage
  7. pitcher sages
  8. pitcher's count
  9. pitcher's counts
  10. pitcher's mound
  11. pitcher's mounds

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