yerba reuma

noun

yerba reu·​ma

-ˈrümə

1

: a low Californian undershrub (Frankenia palmeri) densely covered with small leaves and tiny white flowers

2

: alkali heath

Word History

Etymology

modification of Mexican Spanish yerbarreuma, from yerba herb + reuma cold, catarrh, from Latin rheuma

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