noun.
Either of two aromatic annual plant species (Salvia columbariae or S. hispanica) in the mint family, native to Mexico and the southwest United States and having clusters of blue or violet flowers and edible seedlike fruits.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The name among the Indians of Mexico and Arizona of several species of Salvia, especially S. Columbariæ, the seeds of which are used for making a pleasant mucilaginous drink, and also as food.