sage

English Thesaurus

1. aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc (noun.food)

hypernym	:	herb,
definition	:	aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities (noun.food)

hyponym	:	clary sage,
definition	:	fresh leaves used in omelets and fritters and with lamb (noun.food)

part meronym	:	common sage, ramona, salvia officinalis,
definition	:	shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb (noun.plant)

2. a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom (noun.person)

hypernym	:	mentor, wise man,
definition	:	a wise and trusted guide and advisor (noun.person)

hyponym	:	hakham,
definition	:	a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	mahatma,
definition	:	(Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	balthasar, balthazar,
definition	:	(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	caspar, gaspar,
definition	:	(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	melchior,
definition	:	(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 (noun.person)

3. any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	herb, herbaceous plant,
definition	:	a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	blue sage, salvia azurea,
definition	:	blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	clary sage, salvia clarea,
definition	:	stout Mediterranean sage with white or pink or violet flowers; yields oil used as a flavoring and in perfumery (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	blue sage, mealy sage, salvia farinacea,
definition	:	Texas sage having intensely blue flowers (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	blue sage, salvia lancifolia, salvia reflexa,
definition	:	sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	chaparral sage, purple sage, salvia leucophylla,
definition	:	silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	cancer weed, cancerweed, salvia lyrata,
definition	:	sage of eastern United States (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	common sage, ramona, salvia officinalis,
definition	:	shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	meadow clary, salvia pratensis,
definition	:	tall perennial Old World salvia with violet-blue flowers; found in open grasslands (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	clary, salvia sclarea,
definition	:	aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in Great Britain as a potherb and widely as an ornamental (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	pitcher sage, salvia spathacea,
definition	:	California erect and sparsely branched perennial (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	mexican mint, salvia divinorum,
definition	:	an herb from Oaxaca that has a powerful hallucinogenic effect; the active ingredient is salvinorin (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	salvia verbenaca, vervain sage, wild clary, wild sage,
definition	:	Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	genus salvia,
definition	:	large genus of shrubs and subshrubs of the mint family varying greatly in habit: sage (noun.plant)

4. of the grey-green color of sage leaves (adj.all)

similar	:	chromatic,
definition	:	being or having or characterized by hue (adj.all)

5. having wisdom that comes with age and experience (adj.all)

similar	:	wise,
definition	:	having or prompted by wisdom or discernment (adj.all)