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verbena

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CIDE DICTIONARY

verbenan. [L. See Vervain.].
     A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.  [1913 Webster]
    " Verbena, or vervain, was used by the Greeks, the Romans, and the Druids, in their sacred rites. Brewer. "  Brewer.  [1913 Webster]
Essence of verbena, Oil of verbena, a perfume prepared from the lemon verbena; also, a similar perfume properly called grass oil. See Grass oil, under Grass. -- Lemon verbena, or Sweet verbena, a shrubby verbenaceous plant (Lippia citriodora), with narrow leaves which exhale a pleasant, lemonlike fragrance when crushed.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

verbena, n. any plant of the genus Verbena, bearing clusters of fragrant flowers.

Etymology
L, = sacred bough of olive etc., in med.L vervain

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