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sand verbena noun[ C or U ] uk /ˌsænd vəˈbiː.nə/ us /ˌsænd vɚˈbiː.nə/ a low plant with groups of small purple, yellow, or white flowers that grows in in the western US in soil that contains a lot of sand: Along the shore, coastal meadows are bright with pink and yellow sand verbena, sea rocket, and the bright orange California poppy. The area is burgeoning with pink sand verbena, beach sagewort, and other native plants. Sand verbena is a short-lived plant whose seeds stay dormant in the soil until spring conditions are right. Sand verbenas as a group are known to be sensitive to disturbance. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Flowers & flowering plants aconite adam-and-eve aeonium African daisy agapanthus edelweiss eglantine elderflower elephant ear erythronium locoweed loosestrife lords-and-ladies lotus love-in-a-mist sedum sego lily self-heal senecio sensitive plant |