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Noun: chia  chee-u
  1. An edible oval seed, grey with black and white spot, seed of the chia plant; often added to other foods as a topping or put into smoothies, breakfast cereals, energy bars, bread, etc, and also used to make a gel
    "She sprinkled chia on her yogurt for added nutrition";
    - chia seed
     
  2. Flowering plant in the mint family found in Central American and the southwestern US (Salvia hispanica or Salvia columbariae)
    "They grew chia plants in their garden"

Derived forms: chias

Encyclopedia: Chia, Michelle