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‖ yerba|ˈjɜːbə|
Also yerva.
[Sp. yerba herb (+ mate maté).]
In full yerba-maté |ˈjɜːbə ˈmæteɪ|: = maté 2 a, b.
1818Amer. State Papers, For. Relat. (1834) IV. 279 The yerba is used in decoction, like the tea of China. 1839[see Paraguay 1]. 1843Chem. Gaz. 1 Mar. 233 Yerba Maté, or Paraguay Tea. 1855J. F. W. Johnston Chem. Common Life vii. I. 184 A kind of arch..upon which the Yerba branches are placed. 1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Yerva-mate. 1902H. H. Prichard Thro' Heart of Patagonia xii. 177 He seemed to have no provisions, only a bag of yerba.
Hence yerbal |jɜːˈbɑːl| [Sp. yerbál], a grove or plantation of yerba.
1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Yerbal, a forest or wild grove of the Ilex Paraguayensis, the holly from the leaves of which the Paraguay tea is obtained. 1883[see maté 2 c]. |