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YERBA SANTA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Viscid evergreen shrub of western United States with white to deep lilac flowers; the sticky aromatic leaves are used in treating bronchial and pulmonary illnesses
Synonyms:
Eriodictyon californicum; yerba santa
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("yerba santa" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("yerba santa" is a member of...):
Eriodictyon; genus Eriodictyon (small genus of evergreen shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico)
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