Etymology

vervain

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Today it means: Any herbaceous plant in the genus Verbena especially if used for medicinal purposes, primarily Verbena officinalis, common in Europe and formerly held to have medicinal properties. Full definition →

Middle English verveyne ← Old French verveine ← Latin verbēna
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  1. Latin · derived fromverbēna
  2. Old French · derived fromverveine
  3. Middle English · inherited fromverveyne
  4. English todayvervain

From Middle English verveyne, from Old French verveine, from Latin verbēna. Doublet of verbena.

Words from the same roots

Latinverbēna all →

verbena

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