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Vervain - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Vervain : (noun)
1: any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of
the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of
variously colored flowers [syn: verbena]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Vervain : \Ver"vain\, n. [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">Vervain mallow (Bot.), a species of mallow ({Malva Alcea)
with rose-colored flowers.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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