Meanings
nounclary sage (uncountable)
- uncountableSalvia sclarea, a biennial or short-lived herbaceous perennial.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounstout Mediterranean sage with white or pink or violet flowers; yields oil used as a flavoring and in perfumery
Similar
Salvia clarea
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinsclarea
- Englishclary sage
See Latin sclarea.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian меча стъпка
- меча стъпка (meča stăpka)Salvia sclarea
Catalan sàlvia romana, madrona
- sàlvia romanaSalvia sclarea
- madronaSalvia sclarea
Finnish myskisalvia
- myskisalviaSalvia sclarea
German Muskateller-Salbei, Muskatellersalbei
- Muskateller-SalbeiSalvia sclarea
- MuskatellersalbeiSalvia sclarea
- Muskat-SalbeiSalvia sclarea
- ScharleiSalvia sclarea
Italian erba moscatella, salvia sclarea
- erba moscatellaSalvia sclarea
- salvia sclareaSalvia sclarea
- sclareaSalvia sclarea
Latin hormīnum, sclarēia
- hormīnumSalvia sclarea
- sclarēiaSalvia sclarea
Russian шалфе́й муска́тный, муска́тный шалфе́й
- шалфе́й муска́тный (šalféj muskátnyj)Salvia sclarea
- муска́тный шалфе́й (muskátnyj šalféj)Salvia sclarea
Spanish salvia romana, amaro
- salvia romanaSalvia sclarea
- amaroSalvia sclarea
Swedish muskatellsalvia
- muskatellsalviaSalvia sclarea
Welsh clari
- clariSalvia sclarea
Cite this entry
APA
clary sage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clary%20sage
MLA
“clary sage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clary%20sage. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clary sage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clary%20sage.
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