yerba Meaning, Definition & Usage

Yer"ba noun

Etymology

Sp.

Definitions

1. (Bot.) 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).