Origin: French suffix -age
White sage has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States
A sage native to southern California and neighboring Baja California west of the desert, Salvia apiana, an important nectar source for sage honey and used by the local Indians for its edible seeds, medicinally, and for burning to provide smoke for ritual purification in ceremonies. It is also grown as a drought-tolerant small shrub in local gardens.