lemon verbena


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

Origin of lemon verbena

1
First recorded in 1865–70

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British Dictionary definitions for lemon verbena

lemon verbena

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

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