verbena
/vɜːˈbiːnə/US/vɚˈbinə/
verbena noun: verbena, a genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.
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Noun
verbena (countable and uncountable, plural verbenas)
- Verbena, a genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.
- Linda pulled a piece of verbena and crumpled it, and held her hands to her mother. -1918, Katherine Mansfield, Prelude (Selected Stories, Oxford World's Classics paperback 2002, 116)
- Hidden behind a large stone urn full of verbena, Dottie watched as her enemy greeted Johnny at the door.1988, Elizabeth Spencer, “The Legacy”, in On the Gulf (Author and Artist Series), Jackson, Miss.; London: University Press of Mississippi, published 1991, →ISBN, page 49
Forms of verbena
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Origin of verbena
Borrowed from Latin verbēna (“leaves or twigs of olive, myrtle, laurel, or other sacred plants employed in religious ceremonies”), from Proto-Indo-European *werbʰ-. Doublet of vervain, via French.
Words formed from verbena
Words that rhyme with verbena
37 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- nina
- semolina
- subpoena
- cantina
- falanghina
- galena
- latina
- piscina
- Thumbelina
- Tryphena
- Afro-Latina
- Antiochena
- Apamena
- Argentina
- Atropatena
- Ballymena
- barracudina
- Brangelina
- Damascena
- Dina
- doubting Thomasina
- gmina
- Halyna
- Jelena
- Laodicena
- Malaspina
- marina
- Media Atropatena
- okina
- Palmyrena
- Rina
- Sheena
- spirulina
- Thomasina
- Tumblrina
- Vojvodina
- Xena
Questions about verbena
- What does verbena mean?
- Verbena means verbena, a genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.
- What part of speech is verbena?
- Verbena is a noun.
- How do you pronounce verbena?
- Verbena is pronounced /vɚˈbinə/ (US).
- What is the plural of verbena?
- The plural of verbena is verbenas.
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