verbena family

noun

1. the plant family Verbenaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having opposite or whorled leaves, clusters of irregular, sometimes fragrant flowers, and fleshy or dry fruit, and including the beautyberry, lantana, teak, verbena, and vervain.

Example Sentences

Nesogenes, belonging to the verbena family, has one species in Rodriguez and one in Polynesia.

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