| alvine | (adj) of or relating to the intestines |
| Bivalvia | (n) oysters; clams; scallops; mussels, Syn. class Lamellibranchia, class Pelecypoda, class Bivalvia, Lamellibranchia |
| Calvin | (n) United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-), Syn. Melvin Calvin |
| Calvin | (n) Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564), Syn. John Calvin, Jean Chauvin, Jean Cauvin, Jean Caulvin |
| calving | (n) giving birth to a calf |
| Calvinism | (n) the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone |
| Calvinist | (n) an adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin, Syn. Genevan |
| Calvinist | (adj) of or relating to or characteristic of Calvinism or its adherents, Syn. Calvinistic, Calvinistical |
| Calvinistic_Baptist | (n) group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the French theologian John Calvin who believed in strict predetermination, Syn. Particular Baptist, Calvinistic Baptist |
| Calvino | (n) Italian writer of novels and short stories (born in Cuba) (1923-1987), Syn. Italo Calvino |
| genus_Salvia | (n) large genus of shrubs and subshrubs of the mint family varying greatly in habit: sage, Syn. genus Salvia |
| salvific | (adj) pertaining to the power of salvation or redemption |
| Salvinia | (n) type genus of the Salviniaceae: water ferns, Syn. genus Salvinia |
| Salviniaceae | (n) water ferns, Syn. family Salviniaceae |
| salvinorin | (n) a hallucinogen obtained from Salvia divinorum |
| Ailey | (n) United States choreographer noted for his use of African elements (born in 1931), Syn. Alvin Ailey |
| blue_sage | (n) sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation, Syn. Salvia lancifolia, blue sage, Salvia reflexa |
| blue_sage | (n) Texas sage having intensely blue flowers, Syn. mealy sage, blue sage, Salvia farinacea |
| blue_sage | (n) blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States, Syn. Salvia azurea, blue sage |
| cancerweed | (n) sage of eastern United States, Syn. Salvia lyrata, cancer weed |
| checkerbloom | (n) perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated, Syn. wild hollyhock, Sidalcea malviflora |
| clary | (n) aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in Great Britain as a potherb and widely as an ornamental, Syn. Salvia sclarea |
| clary_sage | (n) stout Mediterranean sage with white or pink or violet flowers; yields oil used as a flavoring and in perfumery, Syn. clary sage, Salvia clarea |
| common_sage | (n) shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb, Syn. Salvia officinalis, ramona, common sage |
| Coolidge | (n) elected vice president and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933), Syn. Calvin Coolidge, President Coolidge |
| demulcent | (adj) having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin, Syn. softening, emollient, salving |
| floating-moss | (n) free-floating aquatic ferns, Syn. Salvinia rotundifolia, Salvinia auriculata |
| Hoffman | (n) United States sculptor (1887-1966), Syn. Malvina Hoffman |
| Kendall | (n) United States biochemist who discovered cortisone (1886-1972), Syn. Edward Kendall, Edward Calvin Kendall |
| Klein | (n) United States fashion designer noted for understated fashions (born in 1942), Syn. Calvin Klein, Calvin Richard Klein |
| meadow_clary | (n) tall perennial Old World salvia with violet-blue flowers; found in open grasslands, Syn. meadow clary, Salvia pratensis |
| Mexican_mint | (n) an herb from Oaxaca that has a powerful hallucinogenic effect; the active ingredient is salvinorin, Syn. Salvia divinorum, Mexican mint |
| pitcher_sage | (n) California erect and sparsely branched perennial, Syn. pitcher sage, Salvia spathacea |
| purple_sage | (n) silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers, Syn. Salvia leucophylla, purple sage, chaparral sage |
| sage | (n) any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb, Syn. salvia |
| sandarac | (n) large coniferous evergreen tree of North Africa and Spain having flattened branches and scalelike leaves yielding a hard fragrant wood; bark yields a resin used in varnishes, Syn. Tetraclinis articulata, sandarac tree, Callitris quadrivalvis |
| wild_sage | (n) Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States, Syn. wild sage, wild clary, Salvia verbenaca, vervain sage |
