pineapple sage
noun
: a Mexican salvia (Salvia elegans synonym S. rutilans) having a scent of pineapple that is cultivated as an annual
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The common name, pineapple sage, comes from the scent of the leaves when crushed, although the strength of the aroma varies depending on weather and moisture levels. 
Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 3 Jan. 2022 All of this comes together perfectly in Tepozán’s four-month-old honeyed and silky reposado, with its co-mingling of spicy oak, brown sugar and pineapple sage. Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2021 And there’s lots of lemon balm, lemongrass, sweet grass, lemon verbena, chamomile, stevia, pineapple sage, comfrey and calendula. Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2021 Tender and half-hardy decorative salvias, such as Mexican bush sage, pineapple sage and little-leaf sage, make great container specimens all the way to October. Washington Post, 17 May 2021 The leaves of pineapple sage have a sharp and fruity pineapple-like fragrance, which is where the plant gets its common name. Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2021 Enjoy blooming perennials, flowering trees, succulents and shrubs as well as roses, iris, pineapple sage, aloes, Mexican tulip poppy, geraniums, South African daisies, California lilac, Grevillea and many, many more. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2021 That mainly means the chef ’s garden, where herbs, vegetables, and fruit are grown for use in Sierra Mar. Beautiful blue borage, purple pineapple sage, and bright orange Calendula grow next to pink pearl apples, finger limes, and yuzu. Ellen Fort, Sunset Magazine, 15 Jan. 2020 Instead, Niagara local Deirdre Fraser acts as the in-house forager and gardener, sourcing wild mushrooms from the neighboring forest while growing unconventional herbs like syrupy rabbit tobacco and tangy pineapple sage. Aliza Abarbanel, Bon Appétit, 7 Nov. 2019 See More
Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 3 Jan. 2022 All of this comes together perfectly in Tepozán’s four-month-old honeyed and silky reposado, with its co-mingling of spicy oak, brown sugar and pineapple sage. Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2021 And there’s lots of lemon balm, lemongrass, sweet grass, lemon verbena, chamomile, stevia, pineapple sage, comfrey and calendula. Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2021 Tender and half-hardy decorative salvias, such as Mexican bush sage, pineapple sage and little-leaf sage, make great container specimens all the way to October. Washington Post, 17 May 2021 The leaves of pineapple sage have a sharp and fruity pineapple-like fragrance, which is where the plant gets its common name. Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2021 Enjoy blooming perennials, flowering trees, succulents and shrubs as well as roses, iris, pineapple sage, aloes, Mexican tulip poppy, geraniums, South African daisies, California lilac, Grevillea and many, many more. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2021 That mainly means the chef ’s garden, where herbs, vegetables, and fruit are grown for use in Sierra Mar. Beautiful blue borage, purple pineapple sage, and bright orange Calendula grow next to pink pearl apples, finger limes, and yuzu. Ellen Fort, Sunset Magazine, 15 Jan. 2020 Instead, Niagara local Deirdre Fraser acts as the in-house forager and gardener, sourcing wild mushrooms from the neighboring forest while growing unconventional herbs like syrupy rabbit tobacco and tangy pineapple sage. Aliza Abarbanel, Bon Appétit, 7 Nov. 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
1950, in the meaning defined above