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vervain
N พืช พวก Verbena
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
VERVAIN
n.A plant of the genus Verbena, or rather the genus so called.
VERVAIN-MALLOW
n.A species of mallow, the Malva alcea.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
VERVAIN
Ver "vain, n. Etym: [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. )
Defn: Any plant of the genus Verbena. Vervain mallow (Bot. ), a species of mallow (Malva Alcea ) with rose-colored flowers.
New American Oxford Dictionary
vervain
ver vain |ˈvərˌvān ˈvərveɪn | ▶noun a widely distributed herbaceous plant with small blue, white, or purple flowers and a long history of use as a magical and medicinal herb. [Verbena officinalis, family Verbenaceae. ] ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French verveine, from Latin verbena (see verbena ).
Oxford Dictionary
vervain
vervain |ˈvəːveɪn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a widely distributed herbaceous plant with small blue, white, or purple flowers and a long history of use as a magical and medicinal herb. ●Verbena officinalis, family Verbenaceae. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French verveine, from Latin verbena (see verbena ).
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