sage vs Salvia azurea

Salvia azurea vs sage

sage and Salvia azurea both are nouns.

sage is an adjective but Salvia azurea is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sage	Yes	Yes	No	No
Salvia azurea	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Salvia azurea is a hyponym of sage; that is, Salvia azurea is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sage:

sage: any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
Salvia azurea: blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States

Other hyponyms of sage include blue sage, clary sage, Salvia clarea, blue sage, mealy sage, Salvia farinacea, blue sage, Salvia lancifolia, Salvia reflexa, chaparral sage, purple sage, Salvia leucophylla, cancer weed, cancerweed, Salvia lyrata, common sage, ramona, Salvia officinalis, meadow clary, Salvia pratensis, clary, Salvia sclarea, pitcher sage, Salvia spathacea, Mexican mint, Salvia divinorum, Salvia verbenaca, vervain sage, wild clary, wild sage.

sage (noun)	Salvia azurea (noun)
aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc	blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb

sage (adjective)	Salvia azurea (adjective)
of the grey-green color of sage leaves
having wisdom that comes with age and experience

Difference between sage and Salvia azurea

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