Log in or Sign up
salvia love

salvia

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of various plants of the genus Salvia of the mint family, having opposite leaves, a two-lipped corolla, and two stamens.
  • noun A preparation made from the dried or crushed leaves of Salvia divinorum, or from an extract of the leaves, usually smoked, chewed, or ingested to produce a hallucinatory effect.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A large genus of gamopetalous plants of the order Labiatæ and tribe Monardeæ.
  • noun [lowercase] Any plant of this genus: applied especially to the ornamental sorts.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Bot.) A genus of plants including the sage. See sage.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin salvia, sage; see sage.]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From Latin salvia ("sage").

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word salvia.

Examples

  • According to a source, the smoke inside the bong is a natural herb called salvia, which is legal in the state of California but also possesses psychedelic qualities.

    latimes.com - News sschillaci 2010

  • Your latest scandal was when a recent video went viral of you taking a bong hit of salvia, which is a legal herb sold in California.

    Taylor Trudon: Dear Miley: An Open Letter Taylor Trudon 2011

  • Your latest scandal was when a recent video went viral of you taking a bong hit of salvia, which is a legal herb sold in California.

    Taylor Trudon: Dear Miley: An Open Letter Taylor Trudon 2011

  • But a source close to the Hannah Montana star tells TMZ that Cyrus is not smoking marijuana, but a natural herb called salvia, which has hallucinogenic properties and is legal in California.

    Billy Ray Cyrus "So Sad" Over Video of Miley Hitting a Bong 2010

  • Sources tell TMZ that she was smoking the psychedelic herb salvia, which is legal in California, not marijuana.

    Miley Cyrus Parties With A Bong (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • Sources tell TMZ that she was smoking the psychedelic herb salvia, which is legal in California, not marijuana.

    Miley Cyrus Parties With A Bong (VIDEO) Katy Hall 2010

  • FINNSTROM: Dozens of homemade videos on YouTube show teenagers high on a plant called salvia divinorum; they are helping fuel fears that teenage under the radar drug craze.

    CNN Transcript Apr 28, 2008 2008

  • Dozens of homemade videos on Youtube show teenagers high on a plant called salvia Divinorum.

    CNN Transcript Apr 27, 2008 2008

  • I need more of the blue salvia, that is the only one that comes back reliably.

    August Bloom Day Delights « Fairegarden 2008

  • CAROL COSTELLO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: (voice-over): It's called salvia and those who supposedly use it are celebrating their trips online.

    CNN Transcript Jul 17, 2007 2007

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.