sage
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sage1
▶noun an aromatic plant with greyish-green leaves used as a culinary herb, native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean. [Salvia officinalis.]
■ used in names of similar aromatic plants, e.g. wood sage.
– origin ME: from OFr. sauge, from L. salvia ‘healing plant’, from salvus ‘safe’.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sage2
▶noun (especially in ancient history or legend) a man recognized for his wisdom. ▶adjective wise; judicious.
– derivatives
sagely adverb,
sageness noun.
sagely adverb,
sageness noun.
– origin ME: from OFr., from L. sapere ‘be wise’.
'sage' also found in these Oxford entries:
Maharishi
- mahatma
- rishi
- sadhu
- sage Derby
- sage green
- sage grouse
- salvia
- wizard
- wood sage
