chia

[chee-uh]

chi·a

[chee-uh]
noun
1.
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
2.
any of several similar related plants.
3.
a beverage brewed from the seeds of any of these plants.

Origin:
1875–80; < Mexican Spanish chía < Nahuatl chiah, chian
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