salvia sclarea

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Salvia sclarea
    n 1: aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in Great
         Britain as a potherb and widely as an ornamental [syn:
         {clary}, {Salvia sclarea}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Clary \Cla"ry\, n. [Cf. LL. sclarea, scarlea, D. & G. scharlei,
   F. sclar['e]e.] (Bot.)
   A plant ({Salvia sclarea}) of the Sage family, used in
   flavoring soups.
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   {Clary water}, a composition of clary flowers with brandy,
      etc., formerly used as a cardiac.
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