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单词 verbena
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ver•be•na  (vər bē′nə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of various plants of the genus Verbena, esp. any of several hybrid species cultivated for their showy flower clusters. Cf. verbena family. 
  2. Plant Biologyany of various other plants, as the lemon verbena or sand verbena.
  • Medieval Latin verbēna, Latin: leafy twig; see vervain
  • 1560–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
verbena /vɜːˈbiːnə/ n
  1. any plant of the verbenaceous genus Verbena, chiefly of tropical and temperate America, having red, white, or purple fragrant flowers: much cultivated as garden plants
    See also vervain
  2. any of various similar or related plants, esp the lemon verbena
Etymology: 16th Century: via Medieval Latin, from Latin: sacred bough used by the priest in religious acts, vervain
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