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Definition of Clary sage

1. Noun. Stout Mediterranean sage with white or pink or violet flowers; yields oil used as a flavoring and in perfumery.

2. Noun. Fresh leaves used in omelets and fritters and with lamb.

Definition of Clary sage

1. Noun. (spelink Salvia sclarea), a biennial or short-lived herbaceous perennial. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clary Sage

claro claro-obscuro claroes claros clarré clarsach clarsachs clart clarted clartier

clartiest clarting clarts clarty clary clary sage (current term) clas clash clashed clasher

clashers clashes clashier clashiest clashing clashingly clasht clashy clasmatocyte clasmatosis

Literary usage of Clary sage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America: Containing Full Descriptions of by Fearing Burr (1874)
"... the flavor being considered pleasant and delicate. There are no described varieties. CLARY. Loud. clary sage. Sal via sclarea. Clary is a hardy, ..."

2. Food Chemicals Codex: First Supplement to the Fifth Edition by Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Food Chemicals Codex, Committee on Food Chemicals Codex, Institute of Medicine (U. S.) (2006)
"540-541 Infrared Spectrum, 682 Citrus Oils, Ultraviolet Absorbance of, 932-933 Clary Oil, 116 Infrared Spectrum, 683 clary sage Oil, 116 Clove Bud ..."

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