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)
Word origin
C19: from Latin: sage2
salvia in American English
(ˈsælviə)
noun
sage2 (sense 1)
Word origin
ModL < L: see sage2
Examples of 'salvia' in a sentence
salvia
French marigolds and salvia, quite unlike the rambling garden at Farings.