| sage | | |
| n. (person) | 1. sage | a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom. |
| ~ hakham | a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man. |
| ~ mahatma | (Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage. |
| ~ mentor, wise man | a wise and trusted guide and advisor. |
| ~ balthasar, balthazar | (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus. |
| ~ caspar, gaspar | (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus. |
| ~ melchior | (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus; usually represented as a king of Nubia. |
| n. (food) | 2. 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. |
| ~ clary sage | fresh leaves used in omelets and fritters and with lamb. |
| ~ common sage, ramona, salvia officinalis | shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb. |
| n. (plant) | 3. sage, salvia | any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb. |
| ~ herb, herbaceous plant | a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ clary sage, salvia clarea | stout Mediterranean sage with white or pink or violet flowers; yields oil used as a flavoring and in perfumery. |
| ~ mealy sage, salvia farinacea, blue sage | Texas sage having intensely blue flowers. |
| ~ blue sage, salvia lancifolia, salvia reflexa | sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ pitcher sage, salvia spathacea | California erect and sparsely branched perennial. |
| ~ mexican mint, salvia divinorum | an herb from Oaxaca that has a powerful hallucinogenic effect; the active ingredient is salvinorin. |
| ~ salvia verbenaca, vervain sage, wild clary, wild sage | Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States. |
| adj. | 4. sage | having wisdom that comes with age and experience. |
| ~ wise | having or prompted by wisdom or discernment.; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment" |
| adj. | 5. sage, sage-green | of the grey-green color of sage leaves. |
| ~ chromatic | being or having or characterized by hue. |
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