Definition of sage Sage
/sejĖŹ¤/ - [seyj] - SAGE
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NounPlural: sages |
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| sage - any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb | ||
| salvia | ||
| herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities | ||
| genus salvia large genus of shrubs and subshrubs of the mint family varying greatly in habit: sage | ||
| salvia azurea, blue sage blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States | ||
| salvia clarea, clary sage fresh leaves used in omelets and fritters and with lamb | ||
| mealy sage, salvia farinacea, blue sage blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States | ||
| salvia lancifolia, salvia reflexa, blue sage blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States | ||
| chaparral sage, purple sage, salvia leucophylla silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers | ||
| cancer weed, cancerweed, salvia lyrata sage of eastern United States | ||
| common sage, ramona, salvia officinalis shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb | ||
| meadow clary, salvia pratensis tall perennial Old World salvia with violet-blue flowers; found in open grasslands | ||
| clary, salvia sclarea aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in Great Britain as a potherb and widely as an ornamental | ||
| salvia spathacea, pitcher sage California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers | ||
| mexican mint, salvia divinorum an herb from Oaxaca that has a powerful hallucinogenic effect; the active ingredient is salvinorin | ||
| sage - a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom | ||
| mentor, wise man a wise and trusted guide and advisor | ||
| hakham a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man | ||
| mahatma (Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage | ||
| sage - aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc | ||
| herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities | ||
| common sage, ramona, salvia officinalis shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb | ||
Adjectivesage, sager, sagest |
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| sage - of the grey-green color of sage leaves | ||
| sage-green | ||
| sage - having wisdom that comes with age and experience | ||
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Wiktionary 
- sage (Noun)
A wise man or spiritual teacher; a man of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher. - sage (Noun)
A savory spice, Salvia officinalis , also planted for ornamental purposes. Scientific name: Salvia officinalis . - sage (Verb)
The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply. - sage (Adjective)
wise.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary š
- sage (n.)
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. - sage (n.)
The sagebrush. - sage (superl.)
Having nice discernment and powers of judging; prudent; grave; sagacious. - sage (superl.)
Proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted to the purpose. - sage (superl.)
Grave; serious; solemn. - sage (n.)
A wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave philosopher.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ī©
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sage
A small perennial plant of the species Salvia officinalis, used for medicinal and culinary purpose.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary š
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sage
sÄj, n. any plant of genus Salvia, of the mint family, esp. Common or Garden Sage, used for flavouring meats.āns. Sageā²-appā²le, a gall formed on a species of sage; Sageā²-bread, bread baked from dough mixed with a strong infusion of sage in milk; Sageā²-brush, a collective name of various shrubby species of Artemisia in the western United States; Sageā²-cock, -grouse, a large North American grouse; Sageā²-green, a gray slightly mixed with pure green; Sageā²-rabbā²it, a small hare or rabbit abounding in North America; Sageā²-rose, a plant of the genus Cistus: an evergreen shrub of tropical America; Sageā²-sparrā²ow, a fringilline bird characteristic of the sage-brush of North America; Sageā²-threshā²er, the mountain mocking-bird of west North America; Sageā²-willā²ow, a dwarf American willow.āadj. SÄā²gy, full of, or seasoned with, sage.āApple-bearing sage, a native of southern Europe, with large reddish or purple bracts, and bearing on its branches large gall-nuts; Meadow Sage, or Meadow clary, a common ornament of meadows in the south of England, with bluish-purple flowers; Oil of sage, an essential oil, yielded by the sage, once much used in liniments against rheumatism. [O. Fr. sauge (It. salvia)āL. salviaāsalvus, safe.] -
sage
sÄj, adj. discriminating, discerning, wise: well judged.ān. a wise man: a man of gravity and wisdom.āadv. Sageā²ly.ān. Sageā²ness.āSeven sages, or wise men (see Seven). [Fr. sage (It. saggio, savio), from a L. sapius (seen in ne-sapius), wiseāsapÄre, to be wise.]
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š¤- sage, noun, singular of sages.
- sage, adjective.
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