verbena

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

verbena
    n 1: any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of
         the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously
         colored flowers [syn: {verbena}, {vervain}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Verbena \Ver*be"na\, n. [L. See {Vervain}.] (Bot.)
   A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are
   extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers;
   vervain.
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   Note: Verbena, or vervain, was used by the Greeks, the
         Romans, and the Druids, in their sacred rites.
         --Brewer.
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   {Essence of verbena}, {Oil of verbena}, a perfume prepared
      from the lemon verbena; also, a similar perfume properly
      called {grass oil}. See {Grass oil}, under {Grass}.

   {Lemon verbena}, or {Sweet verbena}, a shrubby verbenaceous
      plant ({Lippia citriodora}), with narrow leaves which
      exhale a pleasant, lemonlike fragrance when crushed.
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from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Verbena, AL
  Zip code(s): 36091