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Adjective: sage (sager,sagest)  seyj
  1. Having wisdom that comes with age and experience
     
  2. Of the grey-green colour of sage leaves
    - sage-green
Noun: sage  seyj
  1. A mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
     
  2. Aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc
     
  3. Any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
    - salvia

Derived forms: sagest, sages, sager

See also: chromatic, wise

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant, mentor, wise man

Part of: common sage, genus Salvia, ramona, Salvia officinalis

Encyclopedia: Sage, Henry