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Webster 1913 Edition


Vervain

Ver′vain

,
Noun.
[OE.
verveine
, F.
verveine
, fr. L.
verbena
, pl.
verbenae
sacred boughs of laurel, olive, or myrtle, a class of plants; cf.
verbenaca
vervain. Cf.
Verbena
.]
(Bot.)
Any plant of the genus
Verbena
.
Vervain mallow
(Bot.)
,
a species of mallow (
Malva Alcea
) with rose-colored flowers.

Webster 1828 Edition


Vervain

VER'VAIN

,
Noun.
A plant of the genus Verbena, or rather the genus so called.

Definition 2024


vervain

vervain

English

Noun

vervain (plural vervains)

  1. A herbaceous plant, Verbena officinalis, common in Europe and formerly held to have medicinal properties.

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