Vervain

  • 101Simpler's joy — Simpler Sim pler, n. One who collects simples, or medicinal plants; a herbalist; a simplist. [1913 Webster] {Simpler s joy}. (Bot.) Vervain. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 102Verbena officinalis — Peristerion Per is*te ri*on, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a dovecote, a kind of verbena, fr. ? a dove, pigeon; cf. L. peristereon.] (Bot.) The herb vervain ({Verbena officinalis}). [1913 Webster] …

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  • 103Verbenate — Ver be*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Verbenated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Verbenating}.] [L. verbenatus crowned with a wreath of sacred boughs. See {Verbena}.] To strew with verbena, or vervain, as in ancient sacrifices and rites. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 104Verbenated — Verbenate Ver be*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Verbenated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Verbenating}.] [L. verbenatus crowned with a wreath of sacred boughs. See {Verbena}.] To strew with verbena, or vervain, as in ancient sacrifices and rites. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 105Verbenating — Verbenate Ver be*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Verbenated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Verbenating}.] [L. verbenatus crowned with a wreath of sacred boughs. See {Verbena}.] To strew with verbena, or vervain, as in ancient sacrifices and rites. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 106beautyberry — noun Date: 1923 any of a genus (Callicarpa) of deciduous shrubs and trees of the vervain family that bear dense clusters of small usually purple berries and are often cultivated as ornamentals …

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  • 107lantana — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Italian dialect, viburnum Date: 1791 any of a genus (Lantana) of tropical shrubs or perennial herbs of the vervain family with showy heads of small bright flowers …

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  • 108mangrove — noun Etymology: probably from Portuguese mangue mangrove (from Spanish mangle, probably from Taino) + English grove Date: 1613 1. any of a genus (Rhizophora, especially R. mangle of the family Rhizophoraceae) of tropical maritime trees or shrubs… …

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  • 109oregano — noun Etymology: American Spanish orégano, from Spanish, wild marjoram, from Latin origanum more at origanum Date: 1771 1. a bushy perennial mint (Origanum vulgare) that is used as a seasoning and a source of aromatic oil called also origanum,… …

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  • 110rhabdo- — combining form Etymology: Late Greek, from Greek rhabdos rod more at vervain rodlike structure < rhabdovirus > …

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