salvia

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈsælvɪə/
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/ˈsælvɪə/ · /ˈsælviə/

Definition of salvia

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A 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.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A 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.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)A plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.

name

  1. A surname from Italian.

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Etymology

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

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