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单词 vervain
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Definition of vervain in English:

vervain

nounˈvəːveɪnˈvərveɪn
mass noun
  • A widely distributed herbaceous plant with small blue, white, or purple flowers and a long history of use as a magical and medicinal herb.

    Verbena officinalis, family Verbenaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Still-warm bread, yoghurt and tangy cherry marinade dressed with vervain appeared in an instant.
    • In England the Common vervain is found growing by roadsides and in sunny pastures.
    • Purple vervain is one of the few colorful wildflowers.
    • Herbicide application should be conducted when vervain plants are 3-5 inches tall, usually in early June.
    • Five plants were thought to have special magical properties on this night: rue, roses, St. John's wort, vervain and trefoil.
    • In Neberaska hoary vervain can flower from May to September, with blue or purple flowers positioned on the top of the main stem and branches.
    • She had her vervain, so vampires couldn't use their Power against her, and she had her pepper spray, in case there was the odd bad human out there.
    • These include the American germander and various species of vervains.
    • I have read that they especially like the seeds of vervain, smart weed and sedges.
    • Some of my favourites include vervain, rosemary, lemon balm, skullcap, wild oats and ginseng.
    • Among the favorites are asters and daisies, milkweeds, mustards, mints, peas, and vervains.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French verveine, from Latin verbena (see verbena).

 
 

Definition of vervain in US English:

vervain

nounˈvərvānˈvərveɪn
  • A widely distributed herbaceous plant with small blue, white, or purple flowers and a long history of use as a magical and medicinal herb.

    Verbena officinalis, family Verbenaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some of my favourites include vervain, rosemary, lemon balm, skullcap, wild oats and ginseng.
    • Among the favorites are asters and daisies, milkweeds, mustards, mints, peas, and vervains.
    • She had her vervain, so vampires couldn't use their Power against her, and she had her pepper spray, in case there was the odd bad human out there.
    • In Neberaska hoary vervain can flower from May to September, with blue or purple flowers positioned on the top of the main stem and branches.
    • Five plants were thought to have special magical properties on this night: rue, roses, St. John's wort, vervain and trefoil.
    • Herbicide application should be conducted when vervain plants are 3-5 inches tall, usually in early June.
    • These include the American germander and various species of vervains.
    • In England the Common vervain is found growing by roadsides and in sunny pastures.
    • I have read that they especially like the seeds of vervain, smart weed and sedges.
    • Purple vervain is one of the few colorful wildflowers.
    • Still-warm bread, yoghurt and tangy cherry marinade dressed with vervain appeared in an instant.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French verveine, from Latin verbena (see verbena).

 
 
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