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| sal·vi·a [ sálvee ə ] (plural sal·vi·as or sal·vi·a) |
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ornamental red-flowered plant: an ornamental plant with opposite leaves. Flowers: red, whorled, with two-lipped corolla. Latin name Salvia splendens.
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| [Mid-19th century. Via modern Latin, genus name < Latin, "sage (plant)" < salvus "safe"] |
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