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Vervain

Vervain Meaning & Definition
Vervain Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vervain?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Vervain: verbena

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See Also | flower | genus Verbena

Vervain In Webster's Dictionary

\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. {Vervain mallow} (Bot.), a species of mallow ({Malva Alcea}) with rose-colored flowers.

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