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Look up: verbena

  1. Verbena
    This group consists of about 200 hardy and tender perennials, some of which are semi-evergreen. They are natives of North and South America. Verbenas or Vervain can grow from 6 inches to 4 feet high and may be bushy or creeping in growth. The toothed or cut leaves usually grow opposite each othe...
    Found on http://www.botany.com/verbena.html

  2. verbena
    [n] - any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. verbena
    This plant had a lemony smell and was sometimes hung over the doorway to keep away the evil eye.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  4. Verbena
    Ver·be'na noun [ Latin See Vervain .] (Botany) A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain. » Verbena, or vervain, was used by the Greeks, the Romans,...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/15

  5. verbena
    <botany> A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain. ... Verbena, or vervain, was used by the Greeks, the Romans, and the Druids, in their sacred rites. Essence of verbena, Oil of verbena, a perfume prepared f...
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  6. verbena
    vervain noun any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. Verbena
    • (n.) A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. verbena
    (from the article `Madrid`) ...are among the high points of the year. Important matches are played in two stadiums, Santiago Bernabéu (home of Real Madrid) and Vicente Calderón ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/v/15

  9. Verbena
    genus of plants in the family Verbenaceae that contains several species of garden flowers. Verbena consists of some 200 to 250 species, almost all of ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/v/15

  10. verbena
    verbena, common name for some members of the Verbenaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (often climbing forms) of warmer regions of the world. Well-known wild and cultivated members of the family include species of the shrubby Lantana and of Verbena; many species of both are native to the Uni...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08506

  11. Verbena
    Verbena is a genus of plants, mostly American, several species of which possess handsome and sweet-scented flowers.
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  12. verbena
    Any of a group of plants containing about 100 species, mostly found in the American tropics. The leaves are fragrant and the tubular flowers are arranged in close spikes in colours ranging from white to rose, violet, and purple. The garden verbena is a hybrid annual. (Genus Verbena, family Verbenaceae.)
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  13. verbena
    genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers.
    Found on http://www2.shu.ac.uk/sfca/glossary.cfm

  14. Verbena
    :This article is about the plant of genus Verbena. For other plants called "verbenas", see For other meanings, see vərˈbiːnə-->) (`verbenas` or `vervains`) is a genus in the family Verbenaceae. It contains about 250 species of annual and perennial herbaceous or semi...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbena

  15. Verbena
    (fair) In Spanish-speaking cultures, a `verbena` is a country fair, modest amusement park, and/or a dance party, especially one held at night. An old tradition, they usually take place after dark in the summer. Nowadays some major cities (such as Barcelona) have locations that attempt ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbena

  16. Verbena
    (band) `Verbena` was a rock band from Birmingham, Alabama, founded in the early 1990s by Scott Bondy, and Les Nuby who would become mainstays for the entirety of the bands career, despite undergoing several line-up changes. They released three albums, two of which were issued on Capitol Recor...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbena



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