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yerba buena

yerba buena noun: a perennial herb native to North America, Satureja douglasii, having white or purple flowers and a mint-like fragrance.

Noun

yerba buena (uncountable)

  1. A perennial herb native to North America, Satureja douglasii, having white or purple flowers and a mint-like fragrance.

Proper noun capitalized: Yerba Buena

Yerba Buena

  1. (historical) A Spanish settlement founded on the 29th of June, 1776 near the northeastern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, California; captured by United States forces during the Mexican–American War, it was renamed San Francisco on the 30th of January, 1847.
  2. A city and department of Tucumán, in northern Argentina.

Origin of yerba buena

From Spanish hierba buena (mint).

Questions about yerba buena

What does yerba buena mean?
Yerba buena means a perennial herb native to North America, Satureja douglasii, having white or purple flowers and a mint-like fragrance.
What part of speech is yerba buena?
Yerba buena can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near yerba buena in the dictionary

  1. Yeraskh
  2. Yerava
  3. Yerazgavors
  4. yerb
  5. yerba
  6. yerba buena
  7. yerba mansa
  8. yerba mate
  9. yerba mates
  10. yerba maté
  11. yerba matés

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