verveine

See also: vèrveine

English

Noun

verveine

1. Obsolete form of vervain.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French vervainne, verveine, from Latin verbēnae, plural of verbēna, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werbʰ-, from *werb- (“to turn, bend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛʁ.vɛn/

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Noun

verveine f (plural verveines)

1. (botany) vervain, verbena
2. verbena tea; vervain liqueur

Further reading

• “verveine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Noun

verveine

1. Alternative form of verveyne