Definitions for vervainˈvɜr veɪn
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ver•vainˈvɜr veɪn(n.)
any verbena, esp. one with small flowers on spikes.
Category: Plants
Origin of vervain:
1350–1400; ME vervaine < AF, MF verveine < L verbēna leafy twig, holy bough carried by priests
Princeton's WordNet
verbena, vervain(noun)
any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers
Wiktionary
vervain(Noun)
A herbaceous plant, Verbena officinalis, common in Europe and formerly held to have medicinal properties.
Origin: From verveine, from verbena.
Webster Dictionary
Vervain(noun)
any plant of the genus Verbena
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