VERVAIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

verbena; vervain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("vervain" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("vervain" is a member of...):

genus Verbena (type genus of the Verbenaceae; genus of herbaceous perennials and subshrubs)

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