black sage

noun

1

: a woolly-leaved plant (Trichostema lanatum) native to southern California and Mexico

2

: any of several plants of the genus Cordia

especially : an introduced weed (C. macrostachya) that is a serious pest in sugar plantations on Mauritius

3

: a common highly inflammable California sage (Salvia mellifera) that is the chief source of sage honey

4

: either of two sagebrushes (Artemisia arbuscula and A. tridentata) of the western U.S.

5

: a California herb (Audibertia stachyoides)

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