sage vs Salvia officinalis

Salvia officinalis vs sage

sage and Salvia officinalis both are nouns.

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

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

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

sage: any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
Salvia officinalis: shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb

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, Salvia leucophylla, cancer weed, cancerweed, Salvia lyrata, common sage, ramona, 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 officinalis (noun)
aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc	shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb
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 officinalis (adjective)
of the grey-green color of sage leaves
having wisdom that comes with age and experience

Difference between sage and Salvia officinalis

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