yerba buena

Yer·ba Bue·na

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yair-buh bwey-nuh, yur-buh]
- /ˈyɛər bə ˈbweɪ nə, ˈyɜr bə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yair-buh bwey-nuh, yur-buh]
- /ˈyɛər bə ˈbweɪ nə, ˈyɜr bə/

Definitions of yerba buena words

noun yerba buena an island in San Francisco Bay between Oakland and San Francisco, California: a 500 feet (152 meters) two-story tunnel across this island connects the two spans of the San Francisco–Oakland bridge. 1
noun yerba buena (lowercase) a trailing plant, Satureja douglasii, of the mint family, native to the Pacific coast of North America, having egg-shaped leaves, solitary white flowers, and branches that root at the tips, used formerly in medicine as an anthelmintic and emmenagogue. 1
noun yerba buena a trailing evergreen plant (Satureja douglasii) of the mint family, native to the Pacific coast of North America and formerly used in medicine 0

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yerba buena popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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