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salvia
CIDE DICTIONARY
salvia, n. [L., sage.].
A genus of plants including the sage. See Sage. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
salvia, n. any plant of the genus Salvia, esp. S. splendens with red or blue flowers.
Etymology
L, = SAGE(1)
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