Peristerion

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Peristerion \Per`is*te"ri*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a dovecote, a
     kind of verbena, fr. peristera` a dove, pigeon; cf. L.
     peristereon.] (Bot.)
     The herb vervain ({Verbena officinalis}).
     [1913 Webster]