verbena
Americannoun
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any of various plants of the genus Verbena, especially any of several hybrid species cultivated for their showy flower clusters.
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any of various other plants, as the lemon verbena or sand verbena.
noun
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any plant of the verbenaceous genus Verbena, chiefly of tropical and temperate America, having red, white, or purple fragrant flowers: much cultivated as garden plants See also vervain
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any of various similar or related plants, esp the lemon verbena
Etymology
Origin of verbena
1560–70; < Medieval Latin verbēna, Latin: leafy twig; see vervain
Example Sentences
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Desert gold and brown-eyed primrose are appearing near Ashford Mill, along with sand verbena and fivespot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
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
Bax Botanics offers variations like Sea Buckhorn and Verbena, with verbena, mint, fennel and citrus.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 28, 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
The scent of crushed verbena is in my nose.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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