vervain
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vervain
- /ˈvɜːveɪn/ UK
- /ˈvɚveɪn/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English verveyne, from Old French verveine, from Latin verbēna. Doublet of verbena.
noun vervains · vervaine · vervein · verveine
- Any herbaceous plant in the genus Verbena especially if used for medicinal purposes, primarily Verbena officinalis, common in Europe and formerly held to have medicinal properties. The Yarrow, where-with-all he stops the wound-made gore: The healing Tutsan then, and Plantan for a sore. And hard by them againe he holy Vervaine finds, Which he about his head that hath the Megrim binds.
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noun Verbena or specifically Verbena officinalis
| Español | verbena |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 馬鞭草 /马鞭草 mǎbiāncǎo |
| Português | verbena |
| Français | verveine |
| Deutsch | Eisenkraut |
| Ελληνικά | βερβένα vervéna, σταυροβότανο stavrovótano |
| Русский | вербе́на verbéna |
| العربية | رِعْي الْحَمَام riʕy al-ḥamām |
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title = {vervain},
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