Sagebrush \Sage"brush`\, n. A low irregular shrub ({Artemisia tridentata}), of the order {Composit[ae]}, covering vast tracts of the dry alkaline regions of the American plains; -- called also {sagebush}, and {wild sage}.
Artemisia tridentata n : aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves [syn: {big sagebrush}, {blue sage}, {Seriphidium tridentatum}]