Vervain

//ˈvɜːveɪn// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any herbaceous plant in the genus Verbena especially if used for medicinal purposes, primarily Verbena officinalis, common in Europe and formerly held to have medicinal properties. countable, uncountable

    "The Yarrow, where-with-all he stops the wound-made gore: The healing Tutsan then, and Plantan for a sore. And hard by them againe he holy Vervaine finds, Which he about his head that hath the Megrim binds."

  2. 2
    any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English verveyne, from Old French verveine, from Latin verbēna. Doublet of verbena.

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