vervain

[ vur-veyn ]

/ ˈvɜr veɪn /

noun

any plant belonging to the genus Verbena, of the verbena family, having elongated or flattened spikes of stalkless flowers.

Origin of vervain

1350–1400; Middle English vervaine<Anglo-French, Middle French verveine<Latin verbēna leafy twig, holy bough carried by priests

Words nearby vervain

vertisol, vertu, Vertumnus, Verulamian, Verulamium, vervain, verve, vervelle, vervet, Verwoerd, very

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Example sentences from the Web for vervain

Vervain cureth ague; and crowfoot affords ye leaste painfulle of blisters.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XI.--April, 1851--Vol. II.|Various
Upon the warm wind a fragrance was borne, cedar and vervain, and the scent of a hundred flowers.
Japanese Fairy Tales|Grace James
Mrs. Vervain went on, smoothly: "I supposed it might have struck you that there were times when we presented that appearance."
The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Part 1 (of 10)|Edith Wharton
This was possibly the verbena, well known in folk-medicine as vervain, and much used in the Middle Ages.
Of Six Medival Women|Alice Kemp-Welch

As he hung over her he drank in the faint perfume of vervain that arose from her dressing-gown.
A Love Episode|Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for vervain

vervain

/ (ˈvɜːveɪn) /

noun

any of several verbenaceous plants of the genus Verbena, having square stems and long slender spikes of purple, blue, or white flowers

Word Origin for vervain

C14: from Old French verveine, from Latin verbēna sacred bough; see verbena

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单词	vervain
释义	vervain [ vur-veyn ] / ˈvɜr veɪn / noun any plant belonging to the genus Verbena, of the verbena family, having elongated or flattened spikes of stalkless flowers. Origin of vervain 1350–1400; Middle English vervaine<Anglo-French, Middle French verveine<Latin verbēna leafy twig, holy bough carried by priests Words nearby vervain vertisol, vertu, Vertumnus, Verulamian, Verulamium, vervain, verve, vervelle, vervet, Verwoerd, very Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vervain Vervain cureth ague; and crowfoot affords ye leaste painfulle of blisters. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XI.--April, 1851--Vol. II.\|Various Upon the warm wind a fragrance was borne, cedar and vervain, and the scent of a hundred flowers. Japanese Fairy Tales\|Grace James Mrs. Vervain went on, smoothly: "I supposed it might have struck you that there were times when we presented that appearance." The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Part 1 (of 10)\|Edith Wharton This was possibly the verbena, well known in folk-medicine as vervain, and much used in the Middle Ages. Of Six Medival Women\|Alice Kemp-Welch As he hung over her he drank in the faint perfume of vervain that arose from her dressing-gown. A Love Episode\|Emile Zola British Dictionary definitions for vervain vervain / (ˈvɜːveɪn) / noun any of several verbenaceous plants of the genus Verbena, having square stems and long slender spikes of purple, blue, or white flowers Word Origin for vervain C14: from Old French verveine, from Latin verbēna sacred bough; see verbena Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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