pitcher sage

Questions about pitcher sage

What does pitcher sage mean?

pitcher sage means "California erect and sparsely branched perennial". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for pitcher sage?

Close synonyms include Salvia spathacea, Lepechinia calycina, Sphacele calycina. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pitcher sage a common word?

pitcher sage is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.