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单词 salvia
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Definition of salvia in English:

salvia

noun ˈsalvɪəˈsælviə
  • A widely distributed plant of a genus including the sages, especially (in gardening) a bedding plant cultivated for its spikes of bright flowers.

    鼠尾草属植物

    Genus Salvia, family Labiatae: many species, in particular the scarlet-flowered S. splendens

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The golden centers of the aster flowers are repeated in the color of the Mexican Marigold-Mint, and spike flowers of salvia make wonderful cut flowers and garden displays.
    • Plant several poppies as your tall center flowers, then add colorful snapdragons or blue salvia, candytuft, pansies, and sweet alyssum or Dusty Miller to fill out your container.
    • Fill containers with herbs, such as oregano, trailing rosemary, salvias, or thyme.
    • Bright red salvias, phlox, anthurium and balsam flower in profusion in neat rows, and no wonder Thangam won the first prize for her garden.
    • Replace fading cool-season annuals with heat lovers like celosias, dahlias, marigolds, petunias, salvias, and verbenas.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Latin salvia 'sage'.

Definition of salvia in US English:

salvia

nounˈsælviəˈsalvēə
  • A widely distributed plant of the mint family, especially (in gardening) a bedding plant cultivated for its spikes of bright flowers.

    鼠尾草属植物

    Genus Salvia, family Labiatae: many species, in particular the scarlet-flowered S. splendens

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The golden centers of the aster flowers are repeated in the color of the Mexican Marigold-Mint, and spike flowers of salvia make wonderful cut flowers and garden displays.
    • Bright red salvias, phlox, anthurium and balsam flower in profusion in neat rows, and no wonder Thangam won the first prize for her garden.
    • Fill containers with herbs, such as oregano, trailing rosemary, salvias, or thyme.
    • Plant several poppies as your tall center flowers, then add colorful snapdragons or blue salvia, candytuft, pansies, and sweet alyssum or Dusty Miller to fill out your container.
    • Replace fading cool-season annuals with heat lovers like celosias, dahlias, marigolds, petunias, salvias, and verbenas.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Latin salvia ‘sage’.

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