verbena (redirected from Verbena officinalis)

ver·be·na  (vr-bn)

n.

1. Any of various New World plants of the genus Verbena, especially one of several species cultivated for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers. Also called vervain.

2. Any of several similar plants, such as the lemon verbena.

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[Latin verbna, sacred foliage; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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verbena [vɜːˈbiːnə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various similar or related plants, esp the lemon verbena

[via Medieval Latin, from Latin: sacred bough used by the priest in religious acts, vervain]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

verbena - any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers vervain flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms genus Verbena - type genus of the Verbenaceae; genus of herbaceous perennials and subshrubs

Translations

verbena [vɜːˈbiːnə] N → verbena f

verbena

n → Eisenkraut nt