Eisenkraut

English translation: vervain, verbena

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German term or phrase:	Eisenkraut
English translation:	vervain, verbena
Entered by:	NGK

22:07 Nov 11, 2003

German to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink

German term or phrase: Eisenkraut

wohlriechendes Eisenkraut.

"Nahrungsmittel"

Nadia Said KudoZ activity Questions: 571 (11 open) Answers: 39
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vervain / verbena

Explanation:
either

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Note added at 3 mins (2003-11-11 22:11:00 GMT)
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http://dict.leo.org/?p=tLMk.&search=Eisenkraut

http://www.maleny.net.au/mp/plant/vervain.html

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NGK
United States
Local time: 15:51

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vervain / verbena

NGK

Lemon verbena

Nancy Arrowsmith

holy wort

avantix

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peer agreement (net): +7

vervain / verbena

NGK
United States
Local time: 15:51
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 61

1 hr confidence:

Lemon verbena

Explanation:
is the usual name for the sweet-smelling tea herb.

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Note added at 2003-11-12 17:14:30 (GMT) Post-grading
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A warning: there are a lot of verbenas. The normal V. officinalis is a healing herb, but not the one usually sold in health food stores. That is definitely lemon verbena, and is a Lippia (Aloysia) citriodora, according to Zander\'s Handwoerterbuch der Pflanzennamen. The term holy wort is listed in the lists of popular names, but I have personally never heard it used.

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Note added at 2003-11-12 17:15:22 (GMT) Post-grading
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Wohlriechendes definitely points to lemon verbena - the normal vervain is somewhat blah in taste and smell.

Nancy Arrowsmith
Local time: 14:51
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

1 hr confidence:

holy wort

Explanation:
this is the popular term; verbena is the scientific version, also 100% ok as well

avantix
Netherlands
Local time: 22:51
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

German

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