lemon verbena
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of lemon verbena
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Yonder Cider in Wenatchee, Wash., takes inspiration from cocktails to create ciders such as the Greyhound-like Sunnyslope, with pink grapefruit and lemon verbena.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
Vermont-based Runamok has a serious selection of honeys to play with: Try those infused with hibiscus flower, Arbol chiles or lemon verbena, to name a few.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
But new to her line is chocolate: She uses lemon verbena that she cultivates to infuse bars of dark chocolate with delicate, aromatic floral notes.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
"It's basically a saison, where we decided to use lemon verbena and creeping Charlie, which goes by a lot of names, but it's native to the area," she says.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2021
Lavender and rosemary, lemon verbena and musk, rose and carnation—I have them all.
From The New Gulliver and Other Stories by Pain, Barry
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