sage vs common sage

common sage vs sage

sage and common sage both are nouns.

sage is an adjective but common sage is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sage	Yes	Yes	No	No
common sage	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

Difference between sage and common sage

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