sage

1. A mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom (synset 110565759)
   is a type of: mentor, wise man - a wise and trusted guide and advisor
   subtypes:

   • hakham - a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man
   • mahatma - (Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage
   specific instances:

   • balthasar, balthazar - (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus
   • caspar, gaspar - (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus
   • melchior - (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus; usually represented as a king of Nubia
2. Aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc (synset 107836473)
   is a type of: herb - aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
   subtypes: clary sage - fresh leaves used in omelets and fritters and with lamb
   is a part of: common sage, ramona, salvia officinalis - shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb
3. Any of various plants of the genus Salvia;
   A cosmopolitan herb (synset 112885305)
   is a type of: herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
   subtypes:

   • blue sage, salvia azurea - blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States
   • clary sage, salvia clarea - stout Mediterranean sage with white or pink or violet flowers; yields oil used as a flavoring and in perfumery
   • blue sage, mealy sage, salvia farinacea - Texas sage having intensely blue flowers
   • blue sage, salvia lancifolia, salvia reflexa - sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation
   • chaparral sage, purple sage, salvia leucophylla - silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers
   • cancer weed, cancerweed, salvia lyrata - sage of eastern United States
   • common sage, ramona, salvia officinalis - shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb
   • meadow clary, salvia pratensis - tall perennial Old World salvia with violet-blue flowers; found in open grasslands
   • clary, salvia sclarea - aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in Great Britain as a potherb and widely as an ornamental
   • pitcher sage, salvia spathacea - California erect and sparsely branched perennial
   • mexican mint, salvia divinorum - an herb from Oaxaca that has a powerful hallucinogenic effect; the active ingredient is salvinorin
   • salvia verbenaca, vervain sage, wild clary, wild sage - Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States
   belongs to: genus salvia - large genus of shrubs and subshrubs of the mint family varying greatly in habit: sage
   same as: salvia

1. Having wisdom that comes with age and experience (synset 302580739)
   similar to: wise - having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
2. Of the grey-green color of sage leaves (synset 300384251)
   similar to: chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
   same as: sage-green

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