Artemisia tridentata n 1: aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves [syn: {big sagebrush}, {blue sage}, {Seriphidium tridentatum}, {Artemisia tridentata}]
Sagebrush \Sage"brush`\, n. A low irregular shrub ({Artemisia tridentata}), of the order {Compositae}, covering vast tracts of the dry alkaline regions of the American plains; -- called also {sagebush}, and {wild sage}. [1913 Webster]
Artemisia \Ar`te*mi"si*a\ ([aum]rt[-e]"m[i^]zh"[i^]*[.a] or [aum]rt[-e]"m[i^]sh"[i^]*[.a]), n. [L. Artemisia, Gr. 'Artemisi`a.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the plants called mugwort, southernwood, and wormwood. Of these {Artemisia absinthium}, or common wormwood, is well known, and {Artemisia tridentata} is the sage brush of the Rocky Mountain region. [1913 Webster]