01 n. A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.
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A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.(Bot.)
Phrases & compounds
Essence of verbena —
a perfume prepared from the lemon verbena; also, a similar perfume properly called grass oil. See Grass oil, under Grass.
Lemon verbena —
a shrubby verbenaceous plant (Lippia citriodora), with narrow leaves which exhale a pleasant, lemonlike fragrance when crushed.