鼠尾草

shǔwěicǎo

noun

Meanings

1 sage (the herb)
2 Salvia officinalis

Characters

Examples

烤火鸡的时候我加了一些鼠尾草。

Kǎo huǒjī de shíhou wǒ jiā le yīxiē shǔwěicǎo.

I added some sage when I roasted the turkey.

鼠尾草的叶子有独特的香气。

Shǔwěicǎo de yèzi yǒu dútè de xiāngqì.

Sage leaves have a distinctive fragrance.

Tips

memory

Named for the shape of the flower spikes, which resemble a rat's tail (鼠尾). The name is a direct calque of the Latin-via-English botanical naming, but the visual metaphor works independently.

Stroke Order

鼠 shǔ

尾 wěi

草 cǎo