sages is a form of:

Sage



noun
1.
(any of various plants esp., the garden sage, with graygreen leaves used for flavoring foods) ជីម៉្យាង (រុក្ខជាតិ)
2.
(a very wise man) បណ្ឌិត
Example: Consult the cages of the tribe.
adjective
1.
(Giving wisdom or good judgment, wise; shrewd) ដែលប្រកបដោយគតិបណ្ឌិត, ដែលប្រយ័ត្ន, ដែលចេះស្ដាប់បង្គាប់, ដែលមានខ្មាស, ប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ន
Example: Confucius is considered one of the greatest sages of China.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A suffruticose 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.
2.
A wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave philosopher.
adjective
1.
Having nice discernment and powers of judging; prudent; grave; sagacious.
2.
Proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted to the purpose.
3.
Grave; serious; solemn.
1.
disciple, intellectual, learner, philosopher, pupil, savant, scholar, student
1.
dolt, dunce, fool, idiot, ignoramus
1.
The sagebrush