vi noun
any plant of the genus Salvia, comprising the sages, having opposite leaves and whorled flowers.
Origin:
1835–45; < Neo-Latin, Latin: sage
1835–45; < Neo-Latin, Latin: sage
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| any herbaceous plant or small shrub of the genus Salvia, such as the sage, grown for their medicinal or culinary properties or for ornament: family Lamiaceae (labiates) | |
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