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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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
Come summer, some plants are dormant, but the wildlife and, in some instances, flowers like De La Mina verbena continue to bloom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025
The tea features traditional Moroccan lemon verbena, best known for its “alluring floral-lemony scent, flavor, and many health-giving properties, including the support of the immune system and healthy digestion,” per the tea’s description.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
Yes, your dessert may look like a rock-hard citrus in a coupe, but nudge it open and you might find threads of verbena that push you to reconsider what a lemon ought to taste like.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2023
“A, B, C, vitamin D, vitamin D, vitamin D . . .” The Super-Vox-Wurlitzeriana had risen to a sobbing crescendo; and suddenly the verbena gave place, in the scent- circulating system, to an intense patchouli.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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