verbena
/ver-bee-nuh/US // vərˈbi nə //UK // (vɜːˈbiːnə) //
马鞭草,椎名
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any of various plants of the genus Verbena, especially any of several hybrid species cultivated for their showy flower clusters.Compare verbena family.
- : any of various other plants, as the lemon verbena or sand verbena.
Examples
Do not keep lemon verbena in too long or it will give the syrup a bitter quality.
Half an hour later we crossed the tracks at Verbena and turned into a broad marl road.
Water in porous jars, often flavoured with rose-leaves or verbena, is presented by servants as the meal proceeds.
The leaves of the plant emit a strong odor when rubbed, likened to that of the lemon verbena.
The insect still hovered over the verbena blossoms, but as the girl drew near it rose and sailed away.
It's a jar of bath salts—verbena—all of which I am going to use.
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