vervain

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

vervain
    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

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}.
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   {Vervain mallow} (Bot.), a species of mallow ({Malva Alcea})
      with rose-colored flowers.
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