sage vs meadow clary

meadow clary vs sage

sage and meadow clary both are nouns.

sage is an adjective but meadow clary is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sage	Yes	Yes	No	No
meadow clary	Yes	No	No	No

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

sage: any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
meadow clary: tall perennial Old World salvia with violet-blue flowers; found in open grasslands

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

sage (noun)	meadow clary (noun)
aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc	tall perennial Old World salvia with violet-blue flowers; found in open grasslands
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)	meadow clary (adjective)
of the grey-green color of sage leaves
having wisdom that comes with age and experience

Difference between sage and meadow clary

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