Salvia

//ˈsælvɪə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage. countable, uncountable

    "But strong-stemmed bushy plants like salvias, coneflowers, cosmos, marigolds, nicotianas and zinnias should be cut back only to the next strong branch or pair of branches."

  2. 2
    any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb wordnet
  3. 3
    A plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.; Salvia divinorum, a plant used for its hallucinogenic properties; diviner's sage. countable, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Italian.

Synonyms

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sagesage

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"But strong-stemmed bushy plants like salvias, coneflowers, cosmos, marigolds, nicotianas and zinnias should be cut back only to the next strong branch or pair of branches."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from translingual Salvia, in turn from Latin salvia (“sage”). Doublet of sage.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Salvia.

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