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单词 verbena
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Definition of verbena in English:

verbena

nounvəːˈbiːnəvərˈbinə
  • A chiefly American herbaceous plant which bears heads of bright showy flowers, widely cultivated as a garden ornamental.

    马鞭草属植物

    Genus Verbena, family Verbenaceae: many species, in particular a group of complex cultivars (V. × hybrida). See also lemon verbena

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The plants I am going to use include begonias, impatiens and verbenas, which should produce solid mounds and balls of colour.
    • There were cookies and jelly candies, too, and a glass of the local verbena cordial, Verveine.
    • This variety of verbena grows upright, and has massed heads of small round-topped flowers.
    • Most botanists believe it is distantly related to verbenas.
    • I'm growing an almond verbena, and it is already about 15 feet tall.
    • For blue choose from gentian sage, lobelia, mealycup sage, nemesia, petunia, or verbena.
    • Should I trim verbena and lantana to encourage flowering?
    • Our yard is warm and sunny for most of the day in summer, making it an ideal spot for plants such as pelargoniums and verbena.
    • Annuals with good deer resistance include ageratum, ice plant, pincushion flower, verbena and zinnias.
    • Thrusting through marigolds and verbena, it stands almost 3 feet high.
    • Red dianthus and trailing verbena are spectacular in window boxes that can take our Florida sun and heat.
    • It belongs to the verbena family and comes from the East Indies.
    • Use a good mix of trailing plants like Petunias, Ivy-leaf geranium, verbenas and lobelia round the edge of the basket.
    • Nighttime festivities called verbenas are held on the eve of religious holidays.
    • Primrose, sunflowers, sand verbena, and a number of others we cannot yet identify have exploded upon the sand dunes.
    • Likewise, a décor as small as a flower picture will capture the holidays with ivy leaves or red verbena, displayed on the wall.
    • It features a potpourri of verbena, cardamom and ginger.
    • Look for products scented with essential plant oils, such as lemon, verbena, or lavender.
    • We planted verbena around our crape myrtle, and it has gone wild, spilling over the edges of the concrete border.
    • In large decorative pots, pair dwarf ‘Sentimental Blue’ with red verbenas.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Latin, literally 'sacred bough', in medieval Latin 'vervain'.

Rhymes

Adelina, Angelina, arena, Argentina, ballerina, Ballymena, Bettina, Bukovina, Burkina, cantina, Cartagena, casuarina, catena, Christina, cleaner, concertina, congener, contravener, convener, Cortina, demeanour (US demeanor), deus ex machina, duodena, Edwina, Ena, farina, Filipina, galena, Georgina, Gina, gleaner, hyena, Ina, intervener, kachina, kina, Magdalena, marina, Martina, Medina, Messalina, Messina, misdemeanour (US misdemeanor), Nina, novena, ocarina, Palestrina, Pasadena, Philomena, piscina, retsina, Rowena, Sabrina, scarlatina, screener, Selina, semolina, Seraphina, Serena, Sheena, signorina, sonatina, subpoena, Taormina, tsarina, vina, weaner, Wilhelmina, Zena

Definition of verbena in US English:

verbena

nounvərˈbēnəvərˈbinə
  • A chiefly American herbaceous plant which bears heads of bright showy flowers, widely cultivated as a garden ornamental.

    马鞭草属植物

    Genus Verbena, family Verbenaceae: many species, in particular a group of complex cultivars (V. × hybrida)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We planted verbena around our crape myrtle, and it has gone wild, spilling over the edges of the concrete border.
    • Should I trim verbena and lantana to encourage flowering?
    • Red dianthus and trailing verbena are spectacular in window boxes that can take our Florida sun and heat.
    • Annuals with good deer resistance include ageratum, ice plant, pincushion flower, verbena and zinnias.
    • Primrose, sunflowers, sand verbena, and a number of others we cannot yet identify have exploded upon the sand dunes.
    • Likewise, a décor as small as a flower picture will capture the holidays with ivy leaves or red verbena, displayed on the wall.
    • Thrusting through marigolds and verbena, it stands almost 3 feet high.
    • There were cookies and jelly candies, too, and a glass of the local verbena cordial, Verveine.
    • Look for products scented with essential plant oils, such as lemon, verbena, or lavender.
    • I'm growing an almond verbena, and it is already about 15 feet tall.
    • The plants I am going to use include begonias, impatiens and verbenas, which should produce solid mounds and balls of colour.
    • For blue choose from gentian sage, lobelia, mealycup sage, nemesia, petunia, or verbena.
    • Use a good mix of trailing plants like Petunias, Ivy-leaf geranium, verbenas and lobelia round the edge of the basket.
    • In large decorative pots, pair dwarf ‘Sentimental Blue’ with red verbenas.
    • Most botanists believe it is distantly related to verbenas.
    • Our yard is warm and sunny for most of the day in summer, making it an ideal spot for plants such as pelargoniums and verbena.
    • This variety of verbena grows upright, and has massed heads of small round-topped flowers.
    • Nighttime festivities called verbenas are held on the eve of religious holidays.
    • It features a potpourri of verbena, cardamom and ginger.
    • It belongs to the verbena family and comes from the East Indies.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Latin, literally ‘sacred bough’, in medieval Latin ‘vervain’.

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