name
Meaning 1
A surname from Italian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
salvia
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/ˈsælvɪə/
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noun
Meaning 2
A plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
A plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.
Salvia divinorum, a plant used for its hallucinogenic properties; diviner's sage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sage
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
Narrower terms: blue sage, Salvia azurea, clary sage, Salvia clarea, mealy sage, Salvia farinacea, Salvia reflexa, Salvia lancifolia, purple sage, chaparral sage, Salvia leucophylla, cancerweed, cancer weed, Salvia lyrata, common sage, ramona, Salvia officinalis, meadow clary, Salvia pratensis, clary, Salvia sclarea, pitcher sage, Salvia spathacea, Mexican mint, Salvia divinorum, wild sage, wild clary, vervain sage, Salvia verbenaca
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Salvia.
Borrowed from translingual Salvia, in turn from Latin salvia (“sage”). Doublet of sage.