Definition of salvia Salvia
/sæˈlviʌ/ - [satlveeu] - sal•vi•a
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What does salvia mean?
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| salvia - any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb | ||
| sage | ||
| herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities | ||
| genus salvia large genus of shrubs and subshrubs of the mint family varying greatly in habit: sage | ||
| salvia azurea, blue sage blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States | ||
| salvia clarea, clary sage fresh leaves used in omelets and fritters and with lamb | ||
| mealy sage, salvia farinacea, blue sage blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States | ||
| salvia lancifolia, salvia reflexa, blue sage blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States | ||
| chaparral sage, purple sage, salvia leucophylla silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers | ||
| cancer weed, cancerweed, salvia lyrata sage of eastern United States | ||
| common sage, ramona, salvia officinalis shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb | ||
| meadow clary, salvia pratensis tall perennial Old World salvia with violet-blue flowers; found in open grasslands | ||
| clary, salvia sclarea aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in Great Britain as a potherb and widely as an ornamental | ||
| salvia spathacea, pitcher sage California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers | ||
| mexican mint, salvia divinorum an herb from Oaxaca that has a powerful hallucinogenic effect; the active ingredient is salvinorin | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- salvia (n.)
A genus of plants including the sage. See Sage.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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salvia
sal′vi-a, n. a large genus of gamopetalous Labiate plants, including the sage
Wikipedia 
- "Salvia" is a genus in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is one of three genera commonly referred to as Sage'". Sage generally means common sage ("Salvia officinalis"). This genus includes shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals. Different species of sage are grown as herbs and as ornamental plants. The ornamental species are commonly referred to by their scientific name "Salvia".
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🔤- salvia, noun, singular of salvias.
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