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cock of the plains
Sage Sage, n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See Safe.] (Bot.) (a) A suffruticose labiate plant (Salvia officinalis) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc. The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage, and Mexican red and blue sage. (b) The sagebrush. Meadow sage (Bot.), a blue-flowered species of Salvia (S. pratensis) growing in meadows in Europe. Sage cheese, cheese flavored with sage, and colored green by the juice of leaves of spinach and other plants which are added to the milk. Sage cock (Zo["o]l.), the male of the sage grouse; in a more general sense, the specific name of the sage grouse. Sage green, of a dull grayish green color, like the leaves of garden sage. Sage grouse (Zo["o]l.), a very large American grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), native of the dry sagebrush plains of Western North America. Called also cock of the plains. The male is called sage cock, and the female sage hen. Sage hare, or Sage rabbit (Zo["o]l.), a species of hare (Lepus Nuttalli, or artemisia) which inhabits the arid regions of Western North America and lives among sagebrush. By recent writers it is considered to be merely a variety of the common cottontail, or wood rabbit. Sage hen (Zo["o]l.), the female of the sage grouse. Sage sparrow (Zo["o]l.), a small sparrow (Amphispiza Belli, var. Nevadensis) which inhabits the dry plains of the Rocky Mountain region, living among sagebrush. Sage thrasher (Zo["o]l.), a singing bird (Oroscoptes montanus) which inhabits the sagebrush plains of Western North America. Sage willow (Bot.), a species of willow (Salix tristis) forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green leaves.
Plainsman
Plainsman Plains"man, n.; pl. -men. One who lives in the plains.

Meaning of PLAINS from wikipedia

- world's land area. Plains in many areas are important for agriculture. There are various types of plains and biomes on them. A plain or flatland is a flat...
- Interior Plains, which include the mixed gr**** prairie, the tallgr**** prairie between the Great Lakes and Appalachian Plateau, and the Taiga Plains and Boreal...
- Plains Indians or Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains and Canadian Prairies are the Native American tribes and First Nation band governments who have...
- species in the 21st century, the plains zebra was reclassified as Equus quagga due to the principle of priority. The plains zebra and mountain zebra were...
- "On a Plain" is a song by American rock band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist, Kurt Cobain. It is the 11th track on their second album, Nevermind...
- deposits of major rivers, the plains consists of the world's largest expanse of uninterrupted alluvium. The fertile plains span 700,000 km2 (270,000 sq mi)...
- settled until 1721, when a Royal Patent for White Plains was granted by King George II. In 1758, White Plains became the seat of Westchester County when the...
- community White Plains, Georgia White Plains, Kentucky White Plains, Maryland White Plains, Nevada White Plains, New York White Plains, North Carolina...
- "the Plains", in America and Canada Plains, Georgia Plains, Kansas Plains, Michigan Plains, Montana Plains Airport Plains, Pennsylvania Plains, Texas...
- Pleasant Plains may refer to several places in the United States of America: Pleasant Plains, Arkansas Pleasant Plains, Illinois Pleasant Plains, New Jersey...