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Verbena

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Any of various New World plants of the genus Verbena, especially one of several species cultivated for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers. Also called vervain.

n. Any of several similar plants, such as the lemon verbena.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Verbena, a genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A genus of plants, type of the order Verbenaceæ and tribe Verbeneæ.

n. [lowercase] A plant of this genus

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers

Word Usage

"Verbena verbena officinalis: Another herb commonly used as a digestive tea, verbena is also considered a cure for bilis, an ailment consisting of headache, stomach ache, and loss of appetite, most frequently caused by extreme emotional upset."

Equivalent

oil of verbena sweet verbena

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

flower

Cross Reference

lemon-scented verbena

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

vervain

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Albertina Albina Alina Altadena Angelina Argentina Athena Burkina Cartagena Catalina

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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