Verbesina ver·be·sina uncommon noun 1. herbs and shrubs of warm North America to Mexico; includes plants formerly placed in genus Actinomeris Synonymsgenus Verbesina Related words Word family Verbesina alternifoliaVerbesina encelioidesVerbesina helianthoidesVerbesina virginica Broader terms asterid dicot genus Parts Compositae Part of crownbeard WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.