sage vs Salvia clarea

Salvia clarea vs sage

sage and Salvia clarea both are nouns.

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

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

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

sage: any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
Salvia clarea: stout Mediterranean sage with white or pink or violet flowers; yields oil used as a flavoring and in perfumery

Other hyponyms of sage include blue sage, Salvia azurea, clary sage, 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 clarea (noun)
aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc	stout Mediterranean sage with white or pink or violet flowers; yields oil used as a flavoring and in perfumery
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 clarea (adjective)
of the grey-green color of sage leaves
having wisdom that comes with age and experience

Difference between sage and Salvia clarea

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