Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verbena

/vɚˈbinə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: ver-be-na
IPA: /vɚˈbinə/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Linda pulled a piece of verbena and crumpled it, and held her hands to her mother. -"
"Hidden behind a large stone urn full of verbena, Dottie watched as her enemy greeted Johnny at the door."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: verbēna, *werbʰ-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /vɚˈbinə/
British English: /vɜːˈbiːnə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

verbenas (plural)

Derived Forms

verbenalike verbenalin verbenalol verbenone

Phrases

false verbena lemon verbena Mojave sand-verbena roadside verbena sand verbena sweet verbena

Synonyms

vervain

Rhymes With

arena argentina nina marina christina tina serena lena regina katrina gina angelina

Questions

How do you pronounce verbena?: The recorded pronunciation is /vɚˈbinə/.
What does verbena mean?: Verbena, a genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.
Where does verbena come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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