Meanings
yerba buena1
nounyerba buena (uncountable)
- uncountableA perennial herb native to North America, Satureja douglasii, having white or purple flowers and a mint-like fragrance.
Yerba Buena2
proper noun
- historicalA 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.
- A city and department of Tucumán, in northern Argentina.
Synonyms & antonyms
nountrailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United States with small white flowers; used medicinally
Similar
Micromeria chamissonisMicromeria douglasiiSatureja douglasii
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From Spanish hierba buena (mint).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Korean 예르바 부에나, 예르바 부에나
- 예르바 부에나 (yereuba buena)Spanish antecedent settlement of San Francisco
- 예르바 부에나 (yereuba buena)city in Tucumán, Argentina
- 예르바 부에나 (yereuba buena)department in Tucumán, Argentina
Spanish Yerba Buena, Yerba Buena
- Yerba Buenacity in Tucumán, Argentina
- Yerba Buenadepartment in Tucumán, Argentina
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APA
yerba buena. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yerba%20buena
MLA
“yerba buena.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yerba%20buena. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yerba buena,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yerba%20buena.
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