vervain family.

vervain family.

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  • vervain family — noun family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees • Syn: ↑Verbenaceae, ↑family Verbenaceae, ↑verbena family • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Polemoniales, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • vervain — noun Etymology: Middle English verveine, from Anglo French, from Latin verbena leafy branch; akin to Latin verber rod, Lithuanian virbas, and perhaps to Greek rhabdos rod Date: 14th century any of a genus (Verbena of the family Verbenaceae, the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • vervain — ver·vain vər .vān n any of a genus (Verbena of the family Verbenaceae, the vervain family) of plants including several (as V. hastata) formerly used as medicinal herbs …   Medical dictionary

  • family Verbenaceae — noun family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees • Syn: ↑Verbenaceae, ↑verbena family, ↑vervain family • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Polemoniales, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • family Avicenniaceae — noun used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus Avicennia • Syn: ↑Avicenniaceae • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Verbenaceae, ↑family Verbenaceae, ↑verbena family, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • vervain — /verr vayn/, n. any plant belonging to the genus Verbena, of the verbena family, having elongated or flattened spikes of stalkless flowers. [1350 1400; ME vervaine < AF, MF verveine < L verbena leafy twig, holy bough carried by priests] * * * …   Universalium

  • verbena family — noun family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees • Syn: ↑Verbenaceae, ↑family Verbenaceae, ↑vervain family • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Polemoniales, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • verbena family — the plant family Verbenaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having opposite or whorled leaves, clusters of irregular, sometimes fragrant flowers, and fleshy or dry fruit, and including the beautyberry, lantana, teak,… …   Universalium

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