salvia

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/ˈsælvɪə//ˈsælviə/

noun

A plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.

Similar
sage
Origintranslingual Salvia ← Latin salvia →
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Meanings

salvia1

nounsalvia (countable and uncountable, plural salvias)

plural salvias

  1. countableuncountableA plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.

    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.

    2007 July 12, Leslie Land, “Garden Q.&A.”, in New York Times
    1. countableuncountableSalvia divinorum, a plant used for its hallucinogenic properties; diviner's sage.

Salvia2

proper nounSalvia (plural Salvias)

plural Salvias

  1. A surname from Italian.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb

Similar
sage
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
sage

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

salvia · noun

  1. Latinsalvia“sage”
  2. translingualSalvia
  3. Englishsalvia

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

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Salvia · proper noun

  1. ItalianSalvia
  2. ItalianSalvia
  3. EnglishSalvia

Borrowed from Italian Salvia.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

salvia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salvia

MLA

“salvia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salvia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salvia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salvia.

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