sage vs Salvia reflexa

Salvia reflexa vs sage

sage and Salvia reflexa both are nouns.

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

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

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

sage: any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
Salvia reflexa: 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 lancifolia, 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 reflexa (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 reflexa (adjective)
of the grey-green color of sage leaves
having wisdom that comes with age and experience

Difference between sage and Salvia reflexa

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