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sage vs purple sage

purple sage vs sage

sage and purple sage both are nouns.

sage is an adjective but purple sage is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sage Yes Yes No No
purple sage Yes No No No
As nouns, purple sage is a hyponym of sage; that is, purple sage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sage:
  • sage: any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
  • purple sage: silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers
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, 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) purple sage (noun)
aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers
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) purple sage (adjective)
of the grey-green color of sage leaves
having wisdom that comes with age and experience
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