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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

sage any species of the large genus Salvia, aromatic herbs or shrubs of the family Labiatae ( mint family). The common sage of herb gardens is S. officinalis, a strongly scented shrubby perennial, native from S Europe to Asia Minor. The dried leaves are used as seasoning, especially in dressings for meat and poultry and also in sage cheese; sage tea, once popular as a beverage, has also been used as a domestic remedy for colds and other ailments and as a hair rinse. The oil is used in medicinals and flavorings and sometimes in perfumery. Prized since ancient times, common sage was thought to prolong life and to increase wisdom by strengthening the memory—whence the name.

The ornamental sages are often popularly called salvia. Of these the scarlet sage ( S. splendens ), native to Brazil, is best known. Clary ( S. sclarea ), native from the Mediterranean region to Iran, is a biennial sage whose seeds were once used to "clear the eye" ; it has bluish or pinkish flowers, and its oil is sometimes used similarly to that of the common sage.

The seeds of some species of W North America, e.g., the thistle sage ( S. carduacea ) of California, were used by Native Americans for a flour and a beverage. Another species is S. carnosa, the purple sage of the western deserts. S. divinorum, native to S Mexico and known as diviner's sage or magic mint, has psychoactive properties and is used as a hallucinogenic drug. Most sages are good honey plants.

One of the lantanas (see verbena ) is sometimes called red or yellow sage. True sages are classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Lamiales, family Labiatae.

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

sage1 / sāj/ • n. 1. an aromatic plant (Salvia officinalis) of the mint family, with grayish-green leaves that are used as a culinary herb, native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean. 2. (also white sage) either of two bushy North American plants with silvery-gray leaves: ∎  an aromatic plant (Artemisia ludoviciana) of the daisy family, valued by some for its cleansing properties and as an incense. ∎  a plant (Krascheninnikovia lanata) of the goosefoot family. sage2 • n. a profoundly wise man, esp. one who features in ancient history or legend. • adj. having, showing, or indicating profound wisdom: they nodded in agreement with these sage remarks. DERIVATIVES: sage·ly adv. sage·ness n.

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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

sage1 in traditional belief, this plant grows best either under the care of the dominant partner of a marriage, or when the wife is dominant.

Sage was formerly regarded as having medicinal properties, and the name comes (in Middle English via Old French) from Latin salvia ‘healing plant’, from salvus ‘safe’.
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A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Sage ♀, ♂ Mainly U.S.: apparently from the name of the herb (Middle English sauge, via Old French from Latin salvia); compare Sorrel and Bay. In part it may also have been taken from the vocabulary word meaning ‘wise’ (from Latin sapius).
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World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

sage Common name for a number of plants of the mint family (Lamiaceae/Labiatae) native to the Mediterranean region. The best-known is Salvia officinalis, an aromatic perennial herb used widely for seasoning. Height: 15–38cm (6–15in).
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

sage2 a profoundly wise man, especially one who features in ancient history or legend; the word comes (in Middle English, as an adjective, via Old French) from Latin sapere ‘be wise’.

See also Seven Sages at seven.
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A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition | 2005 | | Copyright

sage Leaf of the Dalmatian sage, Salvia officinalis; fragrant and spicy; used to flavour meat and fish dishes, and in poultry stuffing. Other sages (Greek, Spanish, English) differ in flavour from the Dalmatian variety.
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

sage1 plant of the genus Salvia. XIV. ME. sauge — (O)F. :- L. salvia ‘the healing plant’, f. salvus uninjured (SAFE1).
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sage2 wise XIII; sb. man of profound wisdom XIV. — (O)F. :- Gallo-Rom. *sapius, f. sapere be wise (cf. SAPIENT).
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A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | Copyright

sage See SALVIA.
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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

sage •age, assuage, backstage, cage, downstage, engage, enrage, gage, gauge, mage, multistage, offstage, onstage, Osage, page, Paige, rage, rampage, sage, stage, swage, under-age, upstage, wage •greengage • ribcage • birdcage •teenage • saxifrage • outrage •space-age

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The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations | 1998 | | Copyright

SAGE (seɪdʒ) Military (USA, Canada) semiautomatic ground environment
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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "SAGE." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "SAGE." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-SAGE.html

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