verbena
noun/vɜːˈbiːnə/
/vɜːrˈbiːnə/
[uncountable, countable]- a garden plant with bright flowersWord Originmodern Latin, from Latin, literally ‘sacred bough’, in medieval Latin ‘vervain’ (a herbaceous plant).
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