‖Per′is‐te″ri‐on (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � a dovecote, a kind of verbena, fr. περιστερά a dove, pigeon; cf. L. peristereon.] (Bot.) The herb vervain (Verbena officinalis).
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.