Vervain

2 definitions found

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

  Vervain \Ver"vain\, n. [OE. verveine, F. verveine, fr. L.
     verbena, pl. verbenae sacred boughs of laurel, olive, or
     myrtle, a class of plants; cf. verbenaca vervain. Cf.
     {Verbena}.] (Bot.)
     Any plant of the genus {Verbena}.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     {Vervain mallow} (Bot.), a species of mallow ({Malva Alcea})
        with rose-colored flowers.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vervain
       n : any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of
           the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of
           variously colored flowers [syn: {verbena}]