salvia

/ˈsælviə/

/ˈsælviə/

Other forms: salvias

Definitions of salvia

1. noun

   any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
   synonyms: sage

   types:

   Salvia azurea, blue sage

   blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States

   Salvia clarea, clary sage

   stout Mediterranean sage with white or pink or violet flowers; yields oil used as a flavoring and in perfumery

   Salvia farinacea, blue sage, mealy sage

   Texas sage having intensely blue flowers

   Salvia lancifolia, Salvia reflexa, blue sage

   sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation

   Salvia leucophylla, chaparral sage, purple sage

   silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers

   Salvia lyrata, cancer weed, cancerweed

   sage of eastern United States

   Salvia officinalis, common sage, ramona

   shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb

   Salvia pratensis, meadow clary

   tall perennial Old World salvia with violet-blue flowers; found in open grasslands

   Salvia sclarea, clary

   aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in Great Britain as a potherb and widely as an ornamental

   Salvia spathacea, pitcher sage

   California erect and sparsely branched perennial

   Mexican mint, Salvia divinorum

   an herb from Oaxaca that has a powerful hallucinogenic effect; the active ingredient is salvinorin

   Salvia verbenaca, vervain sage, wild clary, wild sage

   Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States

   type of:

   herb, herbaceous plant

   a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests