yerba buena | (n) trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United States with small white flowers; used medicinally, Syn. Micromeria douglasii, Satureja douglasii, Micromeria chamissonis |
yerba mansa | (n) stoloniferous herb of southwestern United States and Mexico having a pungent rootstock and small spicate flowers with white bracts suggesting an anemone, Syn. Anemopsis californica |
yerba santa | (n) viscid evergreen shrub of western United States with white to deep lilac flowers; the sticky aromatic leaves are used in treating bronchial and pulmonary illnesses, Syn. Eriodictyon californicum |
Yerba | ‖n. [ Sp. ] (Bot.) An herb; a plant. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ This word is much used in compound names of plants in Spanish; as, yerba buena [ Sp., a good herb ], a name applied in Spain to several kinds of mint (Mentha sativa, Mentha viridis, etc.), but in California universally applied to a common, sweet-scented labiate plant (Micromeria Douglasii). [ 1913 Webster ]
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マテ茶 | [マテちゃ, mate cha] (n) maté; yerba maté tea [Add to Longdo] |