- vervains
- ver·vain || 'vÉœrveɪn /'vÉœË- n. any of several plants that grow in temperate climates and are cultivated for their colorful flowers (of blue, purple, and white)
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Verbena — This article is about the plant of genus Verbena . For other plants called verbenas , see below. For other meanings, see Verbena (disambiguation). : Vervain redirects here. For other uses, see Vervain (disambiguation). Taxobox name = Verbena… … Wikipedia
Glandularia — Mock vervains Glandularia bipinnatifida has chloroplasts acquired from a North American true vervain species via horizontal transfer. Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Verbenaceae — Taxobox name = Verbena family image caption = Flowers , fruit and (right) leaves of a Lantana cultivar image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida subclassis = Asteridae unranked ordo = Euasterids I ordo … Wikipedia
verbena — /veuhr bee neuh/, n. 1. any of various plants of the genus Verbena, esp. any of several hybrid species cultivated for their showy flower clusters. Cf. verbena family. 2. any of various other plants, as the lemon verbena or sand verbena. [1560 70; … Universalium
verbena — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus of herbs or subshrubs, from Latin, leafy branch used ceremonially or medicinally more at vervain Date: 1562 vervain; especially any of numerous garden vervains of hybrid origin widely grown for their showy spikes… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Herbal tea — An herbal tea, tisane, or ptisan is an herbal infusion made from anything other than the leaves of the tea bush ( Camellia sinensis ). EtymologyThe English word tisane originated from the Greek word πτισάνη (ptisanē), a drink made from pearl… … Wikipedia
Verbena bonariensis — This is about the Verbena bonariensis described by Linnaeus. See also below for a common misapplication of this taxon. Verbena bonariensis Scientific classification King … Wikipedia
Verbena urticifolia — Taxobox name = White Vervain image width = 240px image caption = Inflorescence regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Verbenaceae genus = Verbena species = V. urticifolia binomial = Verbena… … Wikipedia
Vervain (disambiguation) — Vervain (from French) is the common name of plants of the genus Verbena . It can also refer to:* The 25th day of Prairial in the French Republican Calendar, corresponding to June 15 in the Gregorian calendar. * HMS Vervain (K190) , a Royal Navy… … Wikipedia
Verbena hastata — Blue Vervain redirects here. This name is also used for Common Vervain ( V. officinalis ). Taxobox name = Swamp Verbena image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Verbenaceae… … Wikipedia
