ˈsalvēə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, sage — more at sage
1. capitalized : a large and widely distributed genus (family Labiatae) of herbs or shrubs varying greatly in habit and in the size and color of the flowers but having a 2-lipped open calyx and two anthers of which one is erect and perfect and the other spreading and sterile — see clary , sage II 1a
2. -s : any plant of the genus Salvia