Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Verbenaceous \Ver`be*na"ceous\, a. (Bot.)
   Of or pertaining to a natural order ({Verbenace[ae]}) 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.

Source : WordNet®

Verbenaceae
     n : family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and
         shrubs and trees [syn: {family Verbenaceae}, {verbena
         family}, {vervain family}]