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yerba santa

(sănˈtə)

noun

Any of various western North American evergreen shrubs of the genus Eriodictyon, having purple or white flowers borne in coiled cymes and a funnel-shaped corolla.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: : yerba, herb

Origin: + santa, holy

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