vervain

Noun
Synonyms: verbena

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowersSynonyms: verbena
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Vervain \Ver"vain\, n. [OE. verveine, F. verveine, fr. L. verbena, pl. verbenae sacred boughs of laurel, olive, or myrtle, a class of plants; cf. verbenaca vervain. Cf. Verbena.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Verbena. [1913 Webster]

Vervain mallow (Bot.), a species of mallow (Malva Alcea) with rose-colored flowers. [1913 Webster]

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