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1. n. A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.
2. n. any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers
3. A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain. Note: Verbena, or vervain, was used by the Greeks, the Romans, and the Druids, in their sacred rites. Brewer. 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, or Sweet, verbena, a shrubby verbenaceous plant (Lippia citriodora), with narrow leaves which exhale a pleasant, lemonlike fragrance when crushed.
4. A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species areextensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers;vervain.
5. n:100 n. any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers