sage


Definition: Meaning of, sage in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / seɪdʒ /

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sage sages
  1. [uncountable] a herb with grey-green leaves
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  2. [countable] literary someone, especially an old man, who is very wise
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sage sager sagest
[literary]
  1. very wise, especially as a result of a lot of experience
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sage used in phrases

  • California sage (noun)
    1. low ashy-grey California shrub
  • Jerusalem sage (noun)
    1. a spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers
  • black sage (noun)
    1. an aromatic plant with wooly leaves found in southern California and Mexico
  • blue sage (noun)
    1. sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation
    2. texas sage having intensely blue flowers
  • chaparral sage (noun)
    1. silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers
  • clary sage (noun)
    1. stout Mediterranean sage with white, pink or violet flowers; yields oil used as a flavouring and in perfumery
    2. fresh leaves used in omelets and fritters and with lamb
  • common sage (noun)
    1. shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb
  • gray sage (noun)
    1. low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant
  • grey sage (noun)
    1. low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant
  • mealy sage (noun)
    1. texas sage having intensely blue flowers
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