| sage | <botany> A suffriticose 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. The sagebrush. <botany> Meadow sage, a species of willow (Salix tristis) forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green leaves. Origin: OE. Sauge, F. Sauge, L. Salvia, from salvus saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See Safe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| sagenite | <chemical> Acicular rutile occurring in reticulated forms imbedded in quartz. Origin: F. Sagenite, fr. L. Sagena a large net. See Saine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sagenitic | <chemical> Resembling sagenite; applied to quartz when containing acicular crystals of other minerals, most commonly rutile, also tourmaline, actinolite, and the like. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |