sage (noun)

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• sage green — noun the color of sage leaves • Hypernyms: ↑green, ↑greenness, ↑viridity * * * noun : a variable color averaging a grayish yellow green that is greener and deeper than mermaid, stronger and very slightly yellower and lighter than palmetto, and… …   Useful english dictionary

• sage grouse — noun large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America • Syn: ↑sage hen, ↑Centrocercus urophasianus • Hypernyms: ↑grouse • Member Holonyms: ↑Centrocercus, ↑genus Centrocercus * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• sage cock — noun : sage grouse; specifically : a male sage grouse * * * the male sage grouse. [1830 40, Amer.] * * * sage grouse or sage cock noun A large N American grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus, that feeds on and lives in sagebrush • • • Main Entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• sage hen — noun large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America • Syn: ↑sage grouse, ↑Centrocercus urophasianus • Hypernyms: ↑grouse • Member Holonyms: ↑Centrocercus, ↑genus Centrocercus * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• sage tea — noun : a beverage prepared by infusion of sage leaves * * * sage tea noun An infusion of sage leaves, used domestically as a tonic • • • Main Entry: ↑sage * * * sage tea, an infusion of sage leaves, used as a milk tonic or stimulant …   Useful english dictionary

• sage cheese — noun : a mild cheese similar to cheddar that is flecked with green and flavored with chopped sage leaves or sage extract * * * sage cheese noun A cheese flavoured and mottled with sage leaves • • • Main Entry: ↑sage …   Useful english dictionary

• sage — Ⅰ. sage [1] ► NOUN ▪ an aromatic Mediterranean plant with greyish green leaves that are used as a herb in cookery. ORIGIN Old French sauge, from Latin salvia healing plant . Ⅱ. sage [2] ► NOUN ▪ (especially in ancient history or le …   English terms dictionary

• sage brush — noun any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium • Syn: ↑sagebrush • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex • Hyponyms: ↑California sagebrush, ↑California sage, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• sage rabbit — noun or sage hare : sagebrush rabbit * * * sage rabbit noun A small hare found amongst sagebrush • • • Main Entry: ↑sage …   Useful english dictionary

• sage grouse — noun A large grouse of western North America having mottled gray, black and buff plumage (Centrocercus urophasianus) which feeds on the buds of the sagebrush. Syn: sage hen, sagehen, sage cock …   Wiktionary

• sage oil — noun : either of two essential oils from sage: a. : the yellowish or greenish yellow oil with a penetrating odor of sage obtained from the leaves of the common sage (Salvia officinalis) and used chiefly in flavoring b. : the pale yellow oil with… …   Useful english dictionary