lemon verbena

noun

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

Origin of lemon verbena

First recorded in 1865–70

Also called citronalis.

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Examples from the Web for lemon verbena

Historical Examples

Frederic is apt to drop in a geranium leaf or a sprig of lemon-verbena, and those are nicer.
A Little Country Girl
Susan Coolidge
The fragrance of the lemon-verbena tree arose like steam from a haystack, and filled his chamber.
Armorel of Lyonesse
Walter Besant
It would be in Tonys captivating drawing-room, with its cushions and fire-screens, its scent of lemon-verbena and sandalwood.
The Third Window
Anne Douglas Sedgwick

British Dictionary definitions for lemon verbena

lemon verbena

noun

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

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lemon verbena

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Examples from the Web for lemon verbena

Historical Examples

Frederic is apt to drop in a geranium leaf or a sprig of lemon-verbena, and those are nicer.

The fragrance of the lemon-verbena tree arose like steam from a haystack, and filled his chamber.

It would be in Tonys captivating drawing-room, with its cushions and fire-screens, its scent of lemon-verbena and sandalwood.

lemon verbena

Origin of lemon verbena