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Meanings of verbena in English

Catalan
marialluïsa
Spanish
verbena

Any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers.

        marialluïsa
        Usage of verbena in English
        1
        From a verbena hard by came the liquid song of a blackcap.
        South Wind
        2
        You were picking a spray of lemon verbena to take to church.
        The Best Short Stories of 1915, and the Yearbook of the American...
        3
        The insidiously alluring perfume of sand verbena rose like altar incense around them.
        Her Father's Daughter
        4
        She's back under the oak tree, I'm back in the verbena.
        Sympathy for the devil
        5
        The air smelled sickly sweet from lemon verbena that simmered on Binnesman's hearth.
        Brotherhood of the Wolf
        6
        She sat with her head a little bent, scenting her verbena.
        Verner's Pride
        7
        For large, Cherry currants, quart and verbena baskets are often used.
        Success with Small Fruits
        8
        In the farthest corner there was lemon verbena, lemon thyme, and lemon balm.
        Practical Magic
        9
        Instead of deodorant, David wore powder under his arms that smelled like verbena.
        The double bind
        10
        Vanilla, patchuli, verbena, wild wandering honeysuckle- ahundredother scents-perfumedthe light, warm air.
        Remember the Alamo
        11
        When I swiped at the tears, I rubbed verbena bubbles into my eyes.
        She, myself & i
        12
        They smelled of the lemon verbena my mother used to grow.
        Shadow of an angel
        13
        Fermented rhubarb replaces sour tamarind and lemon verbena oil stands in for curry leaves.
        The Irish Times
        14
        Which leaves us with lemon verbena, a reputedly tricky plant.
        The Guardian
        15
        Watch the difference which a glowing pomegranate blossom or a scarlet verbena will make.
        Dora Thorne
        16
        Bathe and dress them properly, scent them with lemon verbena.
        House of Bathory
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        Spanish
        verbena
        Verbena through the time
        Verbena across language varieties
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