1.  sage(n = noun.person) - a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom;
is a kind of mentor, wise man
has particulars: hakham, mahatma, balthasar, balthazar, caspar, gaspar, melchior

2.  sage(n = noun.food) - aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc;
is a kind of herb
is a part of common sage, ramona, salvia officinalis
has particulars: clary sage

3.  sage(n = noun.plant) salvia - any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb;
is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
is a member of genus salvia
has particulars: blue sage, salvia azurea, clary sage, salvia clarea, blue sage, mealy sage, salvia farinacea, blue sage, salvia lancifolia, salvia reflexa, chaparral sage, purple 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

1.  sage(s = adj.all) - having wisdom that comes with age and experience;

2.  sage(s = adj.all) sage-green - of the grey-green color of sage leaves;

   A suffruticose labiate plant (Salvia officinalis) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc. The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage, and Mexican red and blue sage. [1913 Webster]

1.  Having nice discernment and powers of judging; prudent; grave; sagacious. [1913 Webster]
"All you sage counselors, hence!" [1913 Webster]

2.  Proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted to the purpose. [1913 Webster]
"Commanders, who, cloaking their fear under show of sage advice, counseled the general to retreat." [1913 Webster]

3.  Grave; serious; solemn. Milton. [1913 Webster]

   A wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave philosopher. [1913 Webster]
"At his birth a star,
Unseen before in heaven, proclaims him come,
And guides the Eastern sages." [1913 Webster]

sage, n.
1 an aromatic herb, Salvia officinalis, with dull greyish-green leaves.
2 its leaves used in cookery.

Idiom:
sage and onion (or onions) a stuffing used with poultry, pork, etc. sage Derby (or cheese) a cheese made with an infusion of sage which flavours and mottles it. sage-green the colour of sage-leaves. sage tea a medicinal infusion of sage-leaves.

Derivative:
sagy adj.

sage, n. & adj.
--n.
1 often iron. a profoundly wise man.
2 any of the ancients traditionally regarded as the wisest of their time.
--adj.
1 profoundly wise, esp. from experience.
2 of or indicating profound wisdom.
3 often iron. wise-looking; solemn-faced.

Derivative:
sagely adv. sageness n. sageship n.

Etymology:
ME f. OF ult. f. L sapere be wise

N  condiment, seasoning, sauce, spice, relish, appetizer, salt, mustard, grey poupon mustard, pepper, black pepper, white pepper, peppercorn, curry, sauce piquante, caviare, onion, garlic, pickle, achar, allspice, bell pepper, Jamaica pepper, green pepper, chutney, cubeb, pimento, capsicum, red pepper, chili peppers, cayenne, nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, oregano, cloves, fennel, pot herbs, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, marjoram, frankincense, balm, myrrh, paprika, saffron, ginger, turmeric.

N  scholar, connoisseur, savant, pundit, schoolman, professor, graduate, wrangler, academician, academist, master of arts, doctor, licentitate, gownsman, philosopher, master of math, scientist, clerk, sophist, sophister, linguist, glossolinguist, philologist, philologer, lexicographer, glossographer, grammarian, litterateur, literati, dilettanti, illuminati, cogniscenti, fellow, Hebraist, lexicologist, mullah, munshi, Sanskritish, sinologist, sinologue, Mezzofanti, admirable Crichton, Mecaenas, bookworm, helluo librorum, bibliophile, bibliomaniac, bluestocking, bas-bleu, bigwig, learned Theban, don, Artium Baccalaureus, Artium Magister, learned man, literary man, homo multarum literarum, man of learning, man of letters, man of education, man of genius, antiquarian, antiquary, archaeologist, sage, pedant, doctrinaire, pedagogue, Dr, Pangloss, pantologist, criminologist, schoolboy, learned, brought up at the feet of Gamaliel, he was a scholar and a ripe and good one, the manifold linguist.

N  intelligence, wisdom, intelligence, capacity, comprehension, understanding, cuteness, sabe, savvy, intellect, nous, parts, sagacity, mother wit, wit, esprit, gumption, quick parts, grasp of intellect, acuteness, acumen, subtlety, penetration, perspicacy, perspicacity, discernment, due sense of, good judgment, discrimination, cunning, refinement, head, brains, headpiece, upper story, long head, eagle eye, eagle- glance, eye of a lynx, eye of a hawk, wisdom, sapience, sense, good sense, common sense, horse sense, plain sense, rationality, reason, reasonableness, judgment, solidity, depth, profundity, caliber, enlarged views, reach of thought, compass of thought, enlargement of mind, genius, inspiration, geist, fire of genius, heaven-born genius, soul, talent, prudence, vigilance, tact, foresight, sobriety, self-possession, aplomb, ballast, a bright thought, not a bad idea, Solomon-like wisdom, intelligent, quick of apprehension, keen, acute, alive, brainy, awake, bright, quick, sharp, quick witted, keen witted, clear witted, sharp-eyed, sharp sighted, sharp witted, wide- awake, canny, shrewd, astute, clear-headed, farsighted, discerning, perspicacious, penetrating, piercing, argute, quick-witted, nimble-witted, needle-witted, sharp as a needle, sharp as a tack, alive to, clever, arch, pas si bete, acute, wise, sage, sapient, sagacious, reasonable, rational, sound, in one's right mind, sensible, abnormis sapiens, judicious, strong- minded, unprejudiced, unbiased, unbigoted, unprepossessed, undazzled, unperplexed, unwarped judgment, impartial, equitable, fair, cool, cool-headed, long-headed, hardheaded, strong-headed, long- sighted, calculating, thoughtful, reflecting, solid, deep, profound, oracular, heaven-directed, heaven-born, prudent, sober, stand, solid, considerate, politic, wise in one's generation, watchful, provident, in advance of one' age, wise as a serpent, wise as Solomon, wise as Solon, wise, sensible, reasonable, judicious, well- thought-out, well-planned, well-judged, well-advised, prudent, politic, expedient, aut regem aut fatuum nasci oportet, but with the morning cool reflection came, flosculi sententiarum, les affaires font les hommes, mas vale saber que haber, mas vale ser necio que profiadol nemo solus sapit, nosce te, gnothi seauton, nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit, sapere aude, victrix fortunae sapientia.

N  sage, wise man, genius, master mind, master spirit of the age, longhead, thinker, intellectual, longhair, authority, oracle, luminary, shining light, esprit fort, magnus Apollo, Solon, Solomon, Nestor, Magi, second Daniel, man of learning, expert, wizard, wiseacre, bigwig, know-it-all, poor man's Einstein, venerable, reverenced, emeritus, barba tenus sapientes.

black sage, blue sage, california sage, chaparral sage, clary sage, common sage, gray sage, grey sage, jerusalem sage, mealy sage, pitcher sage, prairie sage, purple sage, sage brush, sage green, sage grouse, sage hen, sage willow, sand sage, silver sage, vervain sage, white sage, wild sage, wood sage, wormwood sage