sage vs Salvia lancifolia

Salvia lancifolia vs sage

sage and Salvia lancifolia both are nouns.

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

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

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

sage: any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
Salvia lancifolia: sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation

Other hyponyms of sage include blue sage, Salvia azurea, clary sage, Salvia clarea, blue sage, mealy sage, Salvia farinacea, blue sage, 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 lancifolia (noun)
aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc	sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation
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 lancifolia (adjective)
of the grey-green color of sage leaves
having wisdom that comes with age and experience

Difference between sage and Salvia lancifolia

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