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Definition of vervain in English: vervainnounˈvəːveɪnˈvərveɪn mass nounA widely distributed herbaceous plant with small blue, white, or purple flowers and a long history of use as a magical and medicinal herb. 马鞭草 Verbena officinalis, family Verbenaceae Example sentencesExamples - Still-warm bread, yoghurt and tangy cherry marinade dressed with vervain appeared in an instant.
- In England the Common vervain is found growing by roadsides and in sunny pastures.
- Purple vervain is one of the few colorful wildflowers.
- Herbicide application should be conducted when vervain plants are 3-5 inches tall, usually in early June.
- Five plants were thought to have special magical properties on this night: rue, roses, St. John's wort, vervain and trefoil.
- In Neberaska hoary vervain can flower from May to September, with blue or purple flowers positioned on the top of the main stem and branches.
- She had her vervain, so vampires couldn't use their Power against her, and she had her pepper spray, in case there was the odd bad human out there.
- These include the American germander and various species of vervains.
- I have read that they especially like the seeds of vervain, smart weed and sedges.
- Some of my favourites include vervain, rosemary, lemon balm, skullcap, wild oats and ginseng.
- Among the favorites are asters and daisies, milkweeds, mustards, mints, peas, and vervains.
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French verveine, from Latin verbena (see verbena). Definition of vervain in US English: vervainnounˈvərvānˈvərveɪn A widely distributed herbaceous plant with small blue, white, or purple flowers and a long history of use as a magical and medicinal herb. 马鞭草 Verbena officinalis, family Verbenaceae Example sentencesExamples - Some of my favourites include vervain, rosemary, lemon balm, skullcap, wild oats and ginseng.
- Among the favorites are asters and daisies, milkweeds, mustards, mints, peas, and vervains.
- She had her vervain, so vampires couldn't use their Power against her, and she had her pepper spray, in case there was the odd bad human out there.
- In Neberaska hoary vervain can flower from May to September, with blue or purple flowers positioned on the top of the main stem and branches.
- Five plants were thought to have special magical properties on this night: rue, roses, St. John's wort, vervain and trefoil.
- Herbicide application should be conducted when vervain plants are 3-5 inches tall, usually in early June.
- These include the American germander and various species of vervains.
- In England the Common vervain is found growing by roadsides and in sunny pastures.
- I have read that they especially like the seeds of vervain, smart weed and sedges.
- Purple vervain is one of the few colorful wildflowers.
- Still-warm bread, yoghurt and tangy cherry marinade dressed with vervain appeared in an instant.
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French verveine, from Latin verbena (see verbena). |