black sage

English

Noun

black sage (usually uncountable, plural black sages)

1. (California) Any member of the species Salvia mellifera of aromatic sage native to California, which are an important nectar source for sage honey.
2. Wooly bluecurls (Trichostema lanatum)
3. Wild sage (Cordia spp.), especially Cordia curassavica (syn. Cordia macrostachya)
4. Certain sagebrushes (Artemisia arbuscula and Artemisia tridentata)

Synonyms

• (Salvia mellifera): Audibertia spinulosa, Audibertiella stachyoides, Ramona stachyoides, Audibertia stachyoides

See also

• black sagebrush

References

• “black sage”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• black sage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Salvia+mellifera at The Plant List