verbena — [vər bē′nə] n. [ModL < L, foliage, branches, vervain < IE * werb , to turn, bend < base * wer > WORM] any of a genus (Verbena) of plants of the verbena family, with spikes or clusters of showy red, white, or purplish flowers, widely… … English World dictionary
Verbena bonariensis — This is about the Verbena bonariensis described by Linnaeus. See also below for a common misapplication of this taxon. Verbena bonariensis Scientific classification King … Wikipedia
Verbena demissa — Taxobox status = NT | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Verbenaceae genus = Verbena species = V. demissa binomial = Verbena demissa binomial authority = Moldenke… … Wikipedia
verbena — /veuhr bee neuh/, n. 1. any of various plants of the genus Verbena, esp. any of several hybrid species cultivated for their showy flower clusters. Cf. verbena family. 2. any of various other plants, as the lemon verbena or sand verbena. [1560 70; … Universalium
verbena family — noun family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees • Syn: ↑Verbenaceae, ↑family Verbenaceae, ↑vervain family • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Polemoniales, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
essence of verbena — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lemon verbena — a plant, Aloysia triphylla, having long, slender leaves with a lemonlike fragrance. Also called citronalis. [1865 70] * * * ▪ plant (Aloysia citriodora or Lippia citriodora), tropical perennial shrub belonging to the family Verbenaceae,… … Universalium
environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… … Universalium
Lamiales — ▪ plant order Introduction mint order of flowering plants, including 23 families and more than 23,000 species. The main families in the order are Lamiaceae, Verbenaceae, Plantaginaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Orobanachaceae, Acanthaceae,… … Universalium
Rosita Fornés — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Rosita Fornés Nombre real Rosalia Palet Bonavia Nacimiento 11 de febrero de 1923 (86 años) New … Wikipedia Español
lantana — /lan tan euh/, n. any of numerous chiefly tropical plants belonging to the genus Lantana, of the verbena family, certain species of which, as L. camara, are cultivated for their aromatic flowers of yellow and orange or blue and violet. [1785 95;… … Universalium