English Explanatory Dictionary

verbena

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/vɚˈbinə/ /vɜːˈbiːnə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-verbena.wav

Word forms

verbena verbenas

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin verbēna (“leaves or twigs of olive, myrtle, laurel, or other sacred plants employed in religious ceremonies”), from Proto-Indo-European *werbʰ-. Doublet of vervain, via French.

Derived words

false verbena lemon verbena Mojave sand-verbena roadside verbena sand verbena sweet verbena verbenalin verbenalol
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