salvia(n = noun.plant) sage - 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

   A genus of plants including the sage. See Sage. [1913 Webster]

salvia, n. any plant of the genus Salvia, esp. S. splendens with red or blue flowers.

Etymology:
L, = SAGE(1)

genus salvia, salvia azurea, salvia clarea, salvia divinorum, salvia farinacea, salvia lancifolia, salvia leucophylla, salvia lyrata, salvia officinalis, salvia pratensis, salvia reflexa, salvia sclarea, salvia spathacea, salvia verbenaca