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   verapamil
         n 1: a drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or
               parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or
               congestive heart failure or angina or migraine [syn:
               {verapamil}, {Calan}, {Isoptin}]

English Dictionary: Verbindungsrichtern by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
verbena
n
  1. any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers
    Synonym(s): verbena, vervain
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
verbena family
n
  1. family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees
    Synonym(s): Verbenaceae, family Verbenaceae, verbena family, vervain family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Verbenaceae
n
  1. family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees
    Synonym(s): Verbenaceae, family Verbenaceae, verbena family, vervain family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
verifying
adj
  1. serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence"
    Synonym(s): collateral, confirmative, confirming, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vervain
n
  1. any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers
    Synonym(s): verbena, vervain
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vervain family
n
  1. family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees
    Synonym(s): Verbenaceae, family Verbenaceae, verbena family, vervain family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vervain sage
n
  1. Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States
    Synonym(s): wild sage, wild clary, vervain sage, Salvia verbenaca
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Verbena \Ver*be"na\, n. [L. See {Vervain}.] (Bot.)
      A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are
      extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers;
      vervain.
  
      Note: Verbena, or vervain, was used by the Greeks, the
               Romans, and the Druids, in their sacred rites.
               --Brewer.
  
      {Essence of verbena}, {Oil of verbena}, a perfume prepared
            from the lemon verbena; also, a similar perfume properly
            called {grass oil}. See {Grass oil}, under {Grass}.
  
      {Lemon}, [or] {Sweet}, {verbena}, a shrubby verbenaceous
            plant ({Lippia citriodora}), with narrow leaves which
            exhale a pleasant, lemonlike fragrance when crushed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Verbena \Ver*be"na\, n. [L. See {Vervain}.] (Bot.)
      A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are
      extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers;
      vervain.
  
      Note: Verbena, or vervain, was used by the Greeks, the
               Romans, and the Druids, in their sacred rites.
               --Brewer.
  
      {Essence of verbena}, {Oil of verbena}, a perfume prepared
            from the lemon verbena; also, a similar perfume properly
            called {grass oil}. See {Grass oil}, under {Grass}.
  
      {Lemon}, [or] {Sweet}, {verbena}, a shrubby verbenaceous
            plant ({Lippia citriodora}), with narrow leaves which
            exhale a pleasant, lemonlike fragrance when crushed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Peristerion \[d8]Per`is*te"ri*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a
      dovecote, a kind of verbena, fr. [?] a dove, pigeon; cf. L.
      peristereon.] (Bot.)
      The herb vervain ({Verbena officinalis}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Verbenaceous \Ver`be*na"ceous\, a. (Bot.)
      Of or pertaining to a natural order ({Verbenace[91]}) 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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Verbenaceous \Ver`be*na"ceous\, a. (Bot.)
      Of or pertaining to a natural order ({Verbenace[91]}) 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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Verbenate \Ver"be*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Verbenated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Verbenating}.] [L. verbenatus crowned with a
      wreath of sacred boughs. See {Verbena}.]
      To strew with verbena, or vervain, as in ancient sacrifices
      and rites.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Verbenate \Ver"be*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Verbenated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Verbenating}.] [L. verbenatus crowned with a
      wreath of sacred boughs. See {Verbena}.]
      To strew with verbena, or vervain, as in ancient sacrifices
      and rites.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Verbenate \Ver"be*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Verbenated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Verbenating}.] [L. verbenatus crowned with a
      wreath of sacred boughs. See {Verbena}.]
      To strew with verbena, or vervain, as in ancient sacrifices
      and rites.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Verify \Ver"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Verified}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Verifying}.] [F. v[82]rifier, LL. verificare, from L.
      verus true + -ficare to make. See {Very}, and -fy.]
      1. To prove to be true or correct; to establish the truth of;
            to confirm; to substantiate.
  
                     This is verified by a number of examples. --Bacon.
  
                     So shalt thou best fulfill, best verify. The
                     prophets old, who sung thy endless reign. --Milton.
  
      2. To confirm or establish the authenticity of by examination
            or competent evidence; to authenciate; as, to verify a
            written statement; to verify an account, a pleading, or
            the like.
  
                     To verify our title with their lives. --Shak.
  
      3. To maintain; to affirm; to support. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vervain \Ver"vain\, n. [OE. verveine, F. verveine, fr. L.
      verbena, pl. verbenae sacred boughs of laurel, olive, or
      myrtle, a class of plants; cf. verbenaca vervain. Cf.
      {Verbena}.] (Bot.)
      Any plant of the genus Verbena.
  
      {Vervain mallow} (Bot.), a species of mallow ({Malva Alcea})
            with rose-colored flowers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vervain \Ver"vain\, n. [OE. verveine, F. verveine, fr. L.
      verbena, pl. verbenae sacred boughs of laurel, olive, or
      myrtle, a class of plants; cf. verbenaca vervain. Cf.
      {Verbena}.] (Bot.)
      Any plant of the genus Verbena.
  
      {Vervain mallow} (Bot.), a species of mallow ({Malva Alcea})
            with rose-colored flowers.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Verbank, NY
      Zip code(s): 12585

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Verbena, AL
      Zip code(s): 36091
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