Definition

1. Noun:
   • A shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb: "Common sage" refers to a perennial, woody-stemmed herb known for its fragrant, silvery-green leaves, which are widely used as a culinary seasoning.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • I added some fresh common sage to the stuffing for the turkey.
  • Common sage is a key ingredient in many traditional Mediterranean dishes.
  • The garden has a section dedicated to herbs like rosemary, thyme, and common sage.

Advanced Usage

• "To be as wise as common sage": This is a playful pun, using the plant's name to allude to the quality of wisdom (a "sage" as a wise person).
  • After giving such good advice, she was jokingly called as wise as common sage.

Variants and Related Words

• Salvia officinalis (n): The botanical or scientific name for common sage.
  • The label identified the plant as Salvia officinalis.
• Sage (n): A more common short form for "common sage" when referring to the herb.
  • The recipe calls for a teaspoon of dried sage.
• Sagebrush (n): A different, unrelated shrub common in North American deserts. (Note: This is a distinct plant, not a variant of common sage).

Synonyms

• Garden sage: Another name for the same culinary herb.
• Culinary sage: Emphasizes its primary use in cooking.

Related Phrases

• Sage and onion: A classic combination used in stuffings and sauces.
  • We prepared a sage and onion stuffing for the roast chicken.

Related Idioms

• (To be) a sage: This idiom refers to a profoundly wise person. It is etymologically related but refers to the abstract quality, not the plant.
  • The old monk was considered a sage by the villagers.

Noun

1. shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb