verbena

n. 马鞭草

发音

US /vɚˈbinə/
其它
UK /vɜːˈbiːnə/

词形变化

verbenas 复数 verbenas

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Verbena, a genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.

    可数 不可数

    Linda pulled a piece of verbena and crumpled it, and held her hands to her mother. -

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

vervain

上位词 1

flower

相关短语

lemon verbena 防臭木 sand verbena [植物]叶子花属 roadside verbena false verbena

词源

Borrowed from Latin verbēna (“leaves or twigs of olive, myrtle, laurel, or other sacred plants employed in religious ceremonies”), from Proto-Indo-European *werbʰ-. Doublet of vervain, via French.

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