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yerba mansa

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A fragrant plant, used medicinally, and native to the southern US and northern Mexico, Anemopsis californica.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

stoloniferous herb of southwestern United States and Mexico having a pungent rootstock and small spicate flowers with white bracts suggesting an anemone

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Anemopsis californica

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant

History

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish yerba mansa.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Cahuilla: chívnish — yerba mansa
  • Cupeño: chivnish — yerba mansa
  • Spanish: yerba mansa — yerba mansa
  • Spanish: hierba mansa — yerba mansa