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ver·be·na  audio  (vr-bn) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. Any of various New World plants of the genus Verbena, especially one of several species cultivated for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers. Also called vervain.
  2. Any of several similar plants, such as the lemon verbena.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin verbna, sacred foliage; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots


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