英语词汇salvia的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	salvia
词源	salvia. Some species of salvia have medical properties, caus- ing the Romans to name the genus from the Latin salveo, “to save or heal.” The flowers are also known as sage, which is a corruption of the French word sauge, for salvia, and sage tea has long been thought to have healing powers.
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