salvia

[ sal-vee-uh ]

/ ˈsæl vi ə /

noun

any plant of the genus Salvia, comprising the sages, having opposite leaves and whorled flowers.

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Origin of salvia

1835–45; < New Latin, Latin: sage

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Examples from the Web for salvia

But it is, in truth, the family arch of the Sergii, raised in honour of one of that house by his wife Salvia Postuma.
Sketches from the Subject and Neighbour Lands of Venice|Edward A. Freeman
Salvia, sal′vi-a, n. a large genus of gamopetalous Labiate plants, including the sage.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Very few novelties occur: hedges of Hippophæ and roses, Salvia very common to-day; asses were seen laden with dried Ruwash leaves.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
There is a plant called Salvia glutinosa—easily recognized by its sticky calyx and pale yellow flowers.
Creation and Its Records|B.H. Baden-Powell

At Chichen there was much Salvia coccinea, a small brilliant scarlet-flowered shrub called by the natives zic x̆in.
The American Egypt|Channing Arnold

British Dictionary definitions for salvia

salvia

/ (ˈsælvɪə) /

noun

any herbaceous plant or small shrub of the genus Salvia, such as the sage, grown for their medicinal or culinary properties or for ornament: family Lamiaceae (labiates)

Word Origin for salvia

C19: from Latin: sage ²

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Word Origin and History for salvia

salvia

1844, from Latin salvia "the plant sage" (see sage (n.1)).