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lemon verbena

noun

  1. a plant, Aloysia triphylla, having long, slender leaves with a lemonlike fragrance.


lemon verbena

noun

  1. a tropical American verbenaceous shrub, Lippia citriodora, with slender lemon-scented leaves yielding an oil used in perfumery


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lemon verbena1

First recorded in 1865–70

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Example Sentences

Do not keep lemon verbena in too long or it will give the syrup a bitter quality.

The leaves of the plant emit a strong odor when rubbed, likened to that of the lemon verbena.

He let me buy geraniums and pansies and lemon verbena—I love that, don't you?

We must not forget to mention the apricots stewed in honey, nor the tea steeped with the leaves of lemon verbena.

A fresh geranium or lemon verbena leaf gives a delightful odor and taste to jelly.

One morning a couple of roses and a sprig of lemon verbena were added to his small gratuity.

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