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Definition of Chaparral sage
1. Noun. Silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chaparral Sage
Literary usage of Chaparral sage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature for Its Own Sake: First Studies in Natural Appearances by John Charles Van Dyke (1908)
"... the density of the chaparral nor the meagreness of the sage-brush. The growth
is more uniform. Oftentimes the laurel, the California chaparral. Sage- ..."
2. Notes of a Tour in Mexico and California by James Hale Bates (1887)
"and tree in size-—chaparral, sage-brush, cat's- claw, live-oak, and a small
variety, new also to me, called pin-oak, were all the vegetation I saw for miles ..."