English Explanatory Dictionary

vervain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any herbaceous plant in the genus Verbena especially if used for medicinal purposes, primarily Verbena officinalis, common in Europe and formerly held to have medicinal properties.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɜːveɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vervain.wav /ˈvɚveɪn/

Word forms

vervain vervains vervaine vervein verveine

Etymology

From Middle English verveyne, from Old French verveine, from Latin verbēna. Doublet of verbena.

Derived words

common vervain blue vervain white vervain nettle-leaved vervain hoary vervain orubian bastard vervain orubian vervain awned bastard vervain aristate bastard vervain (Stachytarpheta aristata, also Verbena aristata, Zappania aristata, heterotypic synonym of Stachytarpheta orubica changeable-flowered bastard vervain germander-leaved bastard vervain scaly bastard bastard vervain Cayenne bastard vervain Cayenne vervain strigose bastard vervain bordered bastard vervain forked bastard vervain Jamaica bastard vervain Jamaica vervain Indian bastard vervain narrow-leaved bastard vervain bastard vervain narrowleaf vervain Amador County vervain gray vervain Red Hills vervain rough-leaf false vervain Brazilian vervain bracted vervain bigbract verbena prostrate vervain carpet vervain Fort Huachuca vervain Ehrenberg's vervain germander-leaved vervain Dakota mock vervain Prairie vervain beaked mock vervain pale mock vervain Chihuahuan mock vervain southwestern mock vervain Latin American mock Vervain coastal mock Vervain Tampa mock vervain rose mock vervain rose vervain pink mock vervain Davis Mountain mock vervain mock vervain purpletop vervain jointed vervain Carolina vervain supine vervain riverbank vervain tuberous vervain stiff vervain fanleaf vervain Chihuahuan vervain pinleaf vervain hillside vervain

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