Vervain

/ˈvɜrveɪn/ noun

Definition

A flowering plant with purple or blue flowers, historically used in herbal medicine and folklore.

Etymology

From Old French 'verveine,' from Latin 'verbena.' The Romans considered it sacred and used it in religious ceremonies and healing.

Kelly Says

Vervain shows up in everything from medieval healing spells to Harry Potter—because it looks magical with its delicate flowers, people genuinely believed it had supernatural powers, and some herbalists still use it today!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
wierbena
wi-er-be-na
ARالعربية
الوربيان
al-war-bi-yan
BNবাংলা
ভেড়া
bhe-ra
CACatalà
verbena
ver-be-na
CSČeština
verbena
ver-be-na
DADansk
vervain
ver-vain
DEDeutsch
Wermut
ver-mut
ELΕλληνικά
βιόλα
bee-o-la
ESEspañol
verbena
ver-be-na
FAفارسی
وروین
wor-vin
FISuomi
vervain
ver-vain
FRFrançais
verveine
ver-vay-n
GUGU
વર્ટીકલ એકીકરણ
ver-ti-kal ek-ee-karan
HAHA
vervain
ver-vain
HEעברית
ורוויין
ver-vain
HIहिन्दी
वेरवेन
ver-ve-n
HUMagyar
vervain
ver-vain
IDBahasa Indonesia
verbena
ver-be-na
IGIG
vervain
ver-vain
ITItaliano
verbena
ver-be-na
JA日本語
ビオラ
bi-o-ra
KKKK
vervain
ver-vain
KMKM
ស្វាយ
sva-y
KO한국어
비오라
bi-o-ra
MRMR
वेरवेन
ver-ve-n
MSBahasa Melayu
vervain
ver-vain
MYမြန်မာ
ပြာ
pya
NLNederlands
verveine
ver-vay-n
NONorsk
vervain
ver-vain
PAPA
ਵਰਵੇਨ
var-ve-n
PLPolski
werben
ver-ben
PTPortuguês
verbena
ver-be-na
RORomână
vervain
ver-vain
RUРусский
Вербена
Ver-be-na
SVSvenska
vervain
ver-vain
SWKiswahili
vervain
ver-vain
TAதமிழ்
வேர்க்கு
ve-r-kku
TEతెలుగు
వేర్వేన
ve-r-ve-na
THไทย
เวอร์เวน
wer-ven
TLTL
vervain
ver-vain
TRTürkçe
vervain
ver-vain
UKУкраїнська
вербена
ver-be-na
URاردو
وروین
wor-vin
VITiếng Việt
cây vervain
cay ver-vain
YOYO
vervain
ver-vain
ZH中文
迷迭香
mí dié xiāng
ZUZU
vervain
ver-vain

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