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Definition of Verbena

1. Noun. Any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers.

Definition of Verbena

1. n. A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.

2. n. A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.

Definition of Verbena

1. a flowering plant [n -S]

Medical Definition of Verbena

1. A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain. Verbena, or vervain, was used by the Greeks, the Romans, and the Druids, in their sacred rites. Essence of verbena, Oil of verbena, a perfume prepared from the lemon verbena; also, a similar perfume properly called grass oil. See Grass oil, under Grass. Lemon, or Sweet, verbena, a shrubby verbenaceous plant (Lippia citriodora), with narrow leaves which exhale a pleasant, lemonlike fragrance when crushed. Origin: L. See Vervain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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