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

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lemon verbena

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

"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

Then primroses and forget-me-nots can be planted, and in May a border of lobelia, one or two geraniums, pansies, fuchsias, a plant of lemon verbena, and some musk.

From What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield