clary

American  

[klair-ee] / ˈklɛər i /

noun

• claries
  plural

1. any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.

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clary British  

/ ˈklɛərɪ /

noun

1. any of several European plants of the genus Salvia, having aromatic leaves and blue flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• claries
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of clary

before 1000; Middle English clare, sclari, Old English slarege < Medieval Latin sclareia

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Example Sentences

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clary

Some of my favorite combinations have been orange and sandalwood with poppy seeds, lavender and clary sage with dried lavender blossoms, and rosemary and cedar wood with dried thyme.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2022

In the spice locker they found peppercorns, cloves, and cinnamon, mustard seeds, coriander, sage and clary sage and parsley, blocks of salt.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

There is marjoram and sage, clary, spearmint, peppermint, salsify, elecampane, tansy, assafœtida, coriander, angelica, caper spurge, lamb's lettuce, and sorrel.

From Nature Near London by Richard Jefferies

Stouter and brighter ale was not to be drunk in Lancashire than Bess brewed; nor was better sherris or clary to be found, go where you would, than in her cellars.

From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by William Harrison Ainsworth

In fact, I place a few stalks of clary and Babylonian centaury, duly dried, near the reed-hives.

From Bramble-Bees and Others by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

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