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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.
Definition 2024
vervain
vervain
English
Noun
vervain (plural vervains)
- A herbaceous plant, Verbena officinalis, common in Europe and formerly held to have medicinal properties.