chia.
A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica.
Meaning & usage
A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica.
Salvia columbariae, a sage with similar seeds, native to the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Spanish chía, from Classical Nahuatl chiyan (“seed of the chia plant”).
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