yerba mansa

noun

yerba man·​sa

-ˈmän(t)sə;

-ˈman-

: a stoloniferous herb (Anemiopsis californica) of the family Saururaceae of the western U.S. and Mexico with a pungent rootstock and small spicate flowers subtended by a white involucre suggesting an anemone

Word History

Etymology

modification of Mexican Spanish yerba del manso, literally, farmhouse herb

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