salvia

Etymology

From Latin salvia (“sage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsælvɪə/

Noun

salvia (plural salvias)

1. A plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.
   • 2007 July 12, Leslie Land, “Garden Q.&A.”, in New York Times‎:

     But strong-stemmed bushy plants like salvias, coneflowers, cosmos, marigolds, nicotianas and zinnias should be cut back only to the next strong branch or pair of branches.

Further reading

• Salvia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Salvia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Salvia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• Alavis, Avilas, Slavia, Valais, avails, saliva

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlʋiɑ/
• Hyphenation: sal‧vi‧a

Noun

salvia

1. sage (herb)

Anagrams

• silava, slaavi

Noun

salvia f (plural salvie)

1. sage

Anagrams

• lisava, salavi, saliva, salvai, vasali

Etymology

From salvus (“well, unharmed”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.wi.a/

Noun

salvia f (genitive salviae); first declension

1. sage

References

• salvia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• salvia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• salvia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Alternative forms

• salvien

Noun

salvia m, f

1. definite feminine singular of salvie

Etymology

From Latin salvia.

Noun

salvia f (plural salvias)

1. sage