In den gemäßigten u. wärmeren Zonen der Erde heim. Gatt. der Lippenblütler. Der Echte S. liefert die S.blätter, die u. a. als schweißhemmendes Mittel dienen.
ETYM Old Eng. sauge, French sauge, Latin salvia, from salvus saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. Related to Safe.
1. Any of various plants of the genus Salvia; cosmopolitan; SYN. salvia.
2. Aromatic fresh or dried gray-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc.
Perennial herb Salvia officinalis with gray-green aromatic leaves used for flavoring. It grows up to 50 cm/20 in high and has bluish lilac or pink flowers.
Type of perennial shrub, common sage, herb used in cooking