VERBENACEOUS

Etymology

Adjective

verbenaceous (not comparable)

(botany) Of or relating to the family Verbenaceae of mainly tropical flowering plants.

Source: Wiktionary


Ver`be*na"ceous, a. (Bot.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to a natural order (Verbenaceæ) of gamopetalous plants of which Verbena is the type. The order includes also the black and white mangroves, and many plants noted for medicinal use or for beauty of bloom.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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