YERBA SANTA

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 I. (noun) 

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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:

Nouns denoting plants

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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