sage vs Salvia verbenaca

Salvia verbenaca vs sage

sage and Salvia verbenaca both are nouns.

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

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

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

sage: any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
Salvia verbenaca: Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States

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, Salvia spathacea, Mexican mint, Salvia divinorum, vervain sage, wild clary, wild sage.

sage (noun)	Salvia verbenaca (noun)
aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc	Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States
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 verbenaca (adjective)
of the grey-green color of sage leaves
having wisdom that comes with age and experience

Difference between sage and Salvia verbenaca

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