noun
vervain
VUR-vayn
noun
1
A wild flowering herb once believed to have healing and even magical properties.
"Vervain tea was traditionally used to calm the nerves."
How to Use Vervain
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA herb from the verbena family, historically used in folk medicine.
Easily confused with
verbena
Word Forms
vervains plural
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Etymology
From Old French verveine, from Latin verbena — the same root as the garden plant "verbena".