Definitions
any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers
Word origin
Borrowed from Latin verbēna (“leaves or twigs of olive, myrtle, laurel, or other sacred plants employed in religious ceremonies”), from Proto-Indo-European *werbʰ-. Doublet of vervain, via French.
Used in a sentence
“Linda pulled a piece of verbena and crumpled it, and held her hands to her mother. -”
“Hidden behind a large stone urn full of verbena, Dottie watched as her enemy greeted Johnny at the door.”
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01“Showy spike flower”7 letters
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