verbena
verbena Lexical Profile
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• noun
Any of several aromatic shrubs or herbaceous plants of the family Verbenaceae, particularly lemon verbena (Aloysia citrodora), cultivated for their strongly lemon-scented leaves used in herbal teas, culinary flavorings, and perfumery.
"After dinner, the host steeped dried verbena leaves in hot water to make a soothing herbal infusion."
Any of various herbaceous flowering plants or subshrubs of the genus Verbena (family Verbenaceae), native primarily to the Americas and cultivated as garden ornamentals for their dense, flat-topped or spiked clusters of small, five-petaled blossoms in shades of purple, pink, red, or white.
"She planted trailing purple verbena along the stone wall to attract butterflies throughout the summer."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Latin 'verbena' (usually in the plural 'verbenae'), denoting leafy twigs or boughs of olive, laurel, or myrtle used in ancient Roman religious ceremonies and medicinal remedies.
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