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vervain

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ver·vain  (vûrvn)
n.
See verbena.
[Middle English verveine, from Old French, from Latin verbna, leafage; see verbena.]
vervain [ˈvɜːveɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several verbenaceous plants of the genus Verbena, having square stems and long slender spikes of purple, blue, or white flowers
[from Old French verveine, from Latin verbēna sacred bough; see verbena]
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Noun1.vervainvervain - any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers
verbena
flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
genus Verbena - type genus of the Verbenaceae; genus of herbaceous perennials and subshrubs


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A fisherman, it is true, had noticed her little footprints in the sand, as he went homeward along the beach with a basket of fish; a rustic had seen the child stooping to gather flowers; several persons had heard either the rattling of chariot wheels, or the rumbling of distant thunder; and one old woman, while plucking vervain and catnip, had heard a scream, but supposed it to be some childish nonsense, and therefore did not take the trouble to look up.
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