Meanings
nounyerba mansa (uncountable)
- uncountableA fragrant plant, used medicinally, and native to the southern US and northern Mexico, Anemopsis californica.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounstoloniferous herb of southwestern United States and Mexico having a pungent rootstock and small spicate flowers with white bracts suggesting an anemone
Similar
Anemopsis californica
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Spanishyerba mansa
- Englishyerba mansa
From Mexican Spanish yerba mansa.
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish yerba mansa, hierba mansa
- yerba mansayerba mansa
- hierba mansayerba mansa
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APA
yerba mansa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yerba%20mansa
MLA
“yerba mansa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yerba%20mansa. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yerba mansa,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yerba%20mansa.
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