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YERBA BUENA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does yerba buena mean?
• YERBA BUENA (noun)
The noun YERBA BUENA has 1 sense:
1. trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United States with small white flowers; used medicinally
Familiarity information: YERBA BUENA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United States with small white flowers; used medicinally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Micromeria chamissonis; Micromeria douglasii; Satureja douglasii; yerba buena
Hypernyms ("yerba buena" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("yerba buena" is a member of...):
genus Micromeria; Micromeria (large genus of fragrant chiefly Old World herbs)
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