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Salvia clarea

Salvia clarea

9.9
A plant with white, pink or violet flowers grown for its fragrant oil used in perfume and flavouring
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Perfume makers prize Salvia clarea for its unique and soothing scent.

Examples

  • The essential oil extracted from Salvia clarea is highly valued in aromatherapy.

  • Gardeners often choose Salvia clarea for its decorative, fragrant blossoms.

  • The Salvia clarea plant is known for its fragrant leaves.

  • Many gardeners love Salvia clarea for its beautiful flowers.

  • Perfume makers prize Salvia clarea for its unique and soothing scent.

  • The essential oil extracted from Salvia clarea is highly valued in aromatherapy.

  • Gardeners often choose Salvia clarea for its decorative, fragrant blossoms.

Synonyms

clary sage
vsSalvia clarea
8.1

A plant with a strong, pleasant smell used to make oil for perfume and flavor

is grown mainly for oil used in flavoring and perfumery
Salvia sclarea
vsSalvia clarea
  • Specialized
8.6

A fragrant herb with purple flowers that people grow for cooking and garden decoration

is cultivated chiefly for its aromatic oil for flavoring and perfumery

Surface Forms

Salvia clarea singular
Salvia clareas plural

Morphology

salvia + clarea

As a Latin binomial the phrase clearly indicates a particular type of Salvia, so a learner who knows 'salvia' can infer it names a species of sage. However, the specific epithet 'clarea' has no lexical meaning for learners and the detailed attributes (Mediterranean, aromatic oil, etc.) are not predictable from the parts, making the transparency only partial.

Etymology

Salvia clarea may take its name from old healing uses of the plant. One popular story says Salvia means 'to heal' and clarea is like the word 'clary', meaning 'clear the eyes', because people soaked its seeds in water to make a soothing eye wash, so the plant became famous for its calming, fragrant oil used in perfumes and flavoring.