herb Saint Barbara

noun

herb Saint Bar·​ba·​ra

-(ˌ)sāntˈbärb(ə)rə,

sə̇nt-,

-ˈbȧb-

plural herbs St. Barbara or herb St. Barbaras

: winter cress

Word History

Etymology

translation of Medieval Latin or New Latin herba (Sanctae) Barbarae

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