ˌvərbəˈnāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Verbena, type genus + -aceae
: a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Polemoniales) having opposite leaves, chiefly irregular flowers, and entire ovary
• ver·be·na·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nāshəs adjective