‖n. [ Sp. ] (Bot.) An herb; a plant. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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, Mentha viridis, etc.), but in California universally applied to a common, sweet-scented labiate plant (Micromeria Douglasii). [ 1913 Webster ]
Yerba dol osa. [ Sp., herb of the she-bear. ]
Yerba mansa. [ Sp., a mild herb, soft herb. ]
Yerba reuma. [ Cf. Sp. reuma rheum, rheumatism. ]