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 assage .
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
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Examples
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Dozens of homemade videos on Youtube show teenagers high on a plant called salvia Divinorum.
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I need more of the blue salvia, that is the only one that comes back reliably.
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: (voice-over): It's called salvia and those who supposedly use it are celebrating their trips online.
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