seriphidium canum

Questions about seriphidium canum

What does seriphidium canum mean?

seriphidium canum means "low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant".

What is another word for seriphidium canum?

Close synonyms include silver sage, silver sagebrush, grey sage, gray sage, Artemisia cana. 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 seriphidium canum a common word?

seriphidium canum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.