A plant of the mint family with clusters of small two-lipped purple flowers. Chia is common throughout California and the Great Basin.
Salvia columbariae, family Labiatae
Example sentencesExamples
These include amaranth, chia, buckwheat, and quinoa.
The chia, for instance, has exquisite flowers that look like mini-orchids unfolding from a pointed purple sphere.
Speckled red liquid signifies a drink made from chia seed - too sweet, alas, to allow a distinctive taste profile to shine through.
I keep my fat intake low, and besides hidden fats in chicken, beef and fish, I take in essential fatty acids only through flaxseed oil, chia seeds and essential fatty acid capsules.
Definition of chia in US English:
chia
nounˈCHēə
A plant of the mint family with clusters of small two-lipped purple flowers. Chia is common throughout California and the Great Basin.
Salvia columbariae, family Labiatae
Example sentencesExamples
Speckled red liquid signifies a drink made from chia seed - too sweet, alas, to allow a distinctive taste profile to shine through.
These include amaranth, chia, buckwheat, and quinoa.
The chia, for instance, has exquisite flowers that look like mini-orchids unfolding from a pointed purple sphere.
I keep my fat intake low, and besides hidden fats in chicken, beef and fish, I take in essential fatty acids only through flaxseed oil, chia seeds and essential fatty acid capsules.