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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chi•a (chē′ə),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya 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.
- Plant Biologyany of several similar related plants.
- a beverage brewed from the seeds of any of these plants.
- Nahuatl chiah, chian
- Mexican Spanish chía
- 1875–80
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