sage vs Salvia leucophylla

Salvia leucophylla vs sage

sage and Salvia leucophylla both are nouns.

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

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

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

sage: any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
Salvia leucophylla: silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers

Other hyponyms of sage include blue sage, Salvia azurea, clary sage, Salvia clarea, blue sage, mealy sage, Salvia farinacea, blue sage, Salvia lancifolia, Salvia reflexa, chaparral sage, purple sage, 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 leucophylla (noun)
aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc	silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers
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 leucophylla (adjective)
of the grey-green color of sage leaves
having wisdom that comes with age and experience

Difference between sage and Salvia leucophylla

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