Definition of Yerba

1. n. An herb; a plant.

2. n. An herb; a plant.

Definition of Yerba

1. a South American beverage resembling tea [n -S]

Medical Definition of Yerba

1. An herb; a plant. 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, viridis, etc), but in California universally applied to a common, sweet-scented labiate plant (Micromeria Douglasii). Yerba dol osa. [Sp, herb of the she-bear] A kind of buckthorn (Rhamnus Californica). Yerba mansa. [Sp, a mild herb, soft herb] A plant (Anemopsis Californica) with a pungent, aromatic rootstock, used medicinally by the Mexicans and the Indians. Yerba reuma. [Cf. Sp. Reuma rheum, rheumatism] A low California undershrub (Frankenia grandifolia). Origin: Sp. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Yerba

yentes
yeoman
yeoman
yeomanlike
yeomanly
yeomanly
yeomanries
yeomanry
yeomanry
yeoman of the guard
yeomen
yeorling
yep
yeps
yerba (current term)
yerba (current term)
yerbas
yerba buena
yerba mansa
yerba santa
yerba santa
yerd
yerded
yerding
yerds
Yerevan
yerk
yerked
Yerkes
yerking

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