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noun
- any plant belonging to the genus Verbena, of the verbena family, having elongated or flattened spikes of stalkless flowers.
noun
- any of several verbenaceous plants of the genus Verbena, having square stems and long slender spikes of purple, blue, or white flowers
herbaceous plant, much valued medicinally in Middle Ages, late 14c., from Old French verveine (13c.), from Latin verbena (see verbena).