yerba santa
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Spanish yerba (“herb”) + santa (“sacred”).
Noun
[edit]yerba santa (plural yerba santas)
- Any of a group of plants native to southwestern North America. Eriodictyon californicum or other species in the genus Eriodictyon, which have traditionally been used medicinally.
- Hoja santa, a Central American plant with sweet-scented leaves used to flavor food, Piper auritum.