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vervain definition

ver·vain (vʉr′vān′)

noun

any of a number of verbenas; esp.,
  1. the European vervain (Verbena officinalis), formerly used in folk medicine
  2. any of several species of North American verbena, not generally cultivated

Etymology: ME verveine < OFr < L verbena: see verbena

adjective

verbena

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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