Verbena
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- noun
- /vərˈbiːnə/
- Specialized
- The aromatic leaves of lemon verbena are often used to make refreshing herbal tea.
- lemon verbena
- purple verbena
- verbena flowers
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Watch on YouTubeReally like fresh and citrusy and just standard verbena scent.
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Examples
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In the garden, the bright purple verbena attracted many butterflies and bees.
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This tall tree is a member of the verbena family.
Academic text (1995) -
But I was determined to find some more uses for the plants in my yard, and I started with lemon verbena.
Blog text (13) -
And these meteor showers of verbena attract the monarchs like crazy.
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Press lemon verbena leaves (sticky side down) in a single layer on the salmon fillet.
Blog text (13) -
Out loud, slowly, our voices quiet, we said, "Hill Lupine, Palmer Lupine, Verbena, Penstemon, and Fleabane, Locoweed, and Wood Betony."
Fiction book (1993) -
During the summer, the verbena blooms beautifully, adding vibrant colors to the landscape.
Synonyms
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A garden plant with bright, spike-shaped flowers often used in herbal medicine
Compounds
- US
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A small plant with groups of bright flowers that grows in sandy areas of western North America and Mexico
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A small desert plant with sticky leaves and bright pink trumpet flowers
- Specialized
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A group of tropical and subtropical plants like herbs, shrubs, and trees mostly from the Americas
A low plant with groups of pink or white flowers that grows on sandy coasts
A low plant with clusters of deep pink or white flowers that grows on sandy areas near the sea
A plant that has sweet-smelling flowers and grows in sandy places like deserts
A plant on sand dunes with round clusters of yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Verbena comes from the Latin verbena, which meant a 'sacred branch' or 'plant' used in religious ceremonies. Because people once used these plants in rituals, the name stuck, and today Verbena is the name for a group of garden plants with bright, often long-lasting flowers.