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ver⋅vain

  [vur-veyn]
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–noun
any plant belonging to the genus Verbena, of the verbena family, having elongated or flattened spikes of stalkless flowers.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME vervaine < AF, MF verveine < L verbēna leafy twig, holy bough carried by priests
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ver·be·na   (vər-bē'nə)   
n.  

  1. Any of various New World plants of the genus Verbena, especially one of several species cultivated for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers. Also called vervain.

  2. Any of several similar plants, such as the lemon verbena.


[Latin verbēna, sacred foliage; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]
ver·vain   (vûr'vān')   
n.  See verbena.

[Middle English verveine, from Old French, from Latin verbēna, leafage; see verbena.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

vervain 
herbaceous plant, much valued medicinally in Middle Ages, 1390, from O.Fr. verveine (13c.), from L. verbena (see verbena).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ver·vain
Pronunciation: 'v&r-"vAn
Function: noun
: any of a genus (Verbena of the family Verbenaceae, the vervain family) ofplants including several (as V. hastata) formerly used as medicinal herbs
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