noun
: any of several shrubs of western America having canescent or hoary foliage: as
a. : a low shrub ( Ramona polystachya ) of the western United States and adjacent Mexico
b. : a common sagebrush ( Artemisia ludoviciana )
c. : winter fat
d. : chamiso
e. : a California aromatic shrubby herb ( Salvia apiana ) that is a good source of honey