sage vs Salvia spathacea

Salvia spathacea vs sage

sage and Salvia spathacea both are nouns.

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

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

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

sage: any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
Salvia spathacea: California erect and sparsely branched perennial

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, Salvia officinalis, meadow clary, Salvia pratensis, clary, Salvia sclarea, pitcher sage, Mexican mint, Salvia divinorum, Salvia verbenaca, vervain sage, wild clary, wild sage.

sage (noun)	Salvia spathacea (noun)
aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc	California erect and sparsely branched perennial
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 spathacea (adjective)
of the grey-green color of sage leaves
having wisdom that comes with age and experience

Difference between sage and Salvia spathacea

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