lemon verbena

American  

noun

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

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lemon verbena British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of lemon verbena

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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lemon verbena

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

I cut fragrant handfuls of peppermint and lemon verbena from the boxes on my deck and then spread them out to dry.

From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 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

At the community garden, Katebi is growing kale, Swiss chard, fennel, nasturtium, borage, lemon verbena, parsley, basil and cilantro.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2018

Bits of rosemary and geranium, lemon verbena, tuberose, and heliotrope, fragile and whitened, but still sweet, fall from the opened letters and rustle softly as they fall.

From Threads of Grey and Gold by Myrtle Reed