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Noun: clary sage
  1. Stout Mediterranean sage with white, pink or violet flowers; yields oil used as a flavouring and in perfumery
    "Clary sage essential oil is popular in aromatherapy";
    - Salvia clarea
     
  2. Fresh leaves used in omelets and fritters and with lamb
    "He added chopped clary sage to the lamb marinade for a unique flavour"

Derived forms: clary sages

Type of: sage, salvia

Encyclopedia: Clary sage