单词 | yerba buena |
释义 | yerba buenan. A trailing perennial herb, Satureja douglasii (formerly Micromeria chamissonis) of the family Labiatæ, native to western North America and bearing aromatic leaves and white or purplish flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > non-British climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > North American woodbine1624 Virginia vine1629 staff-tree1633 Virginia creeper?1703 climbing vine1760 mayflower1778 pepper vine1783 arbutus1785 trailing arbutus1785 pipe vine1803 Ampelopsis1805 ground-laurel1814 waxwork1818 ivory plum1828 fever twig1830 yerba buena1847 mountain pink1850 New England mayflower1855 creeping snowberry1856 Virginian creeper1856 May blossom1871 sand verbena1880 staff-vine1884 1847 Calif. Star (San Francisco) 30 Jan. 2/3 The town [sc. San Francisco] takes its name from an herb to be found all around it which is said to make good tea; and possessing medicinal qualities; it is called good herb or Yerba Buena. 1882 B. Harte Flip, & Found at Blazing Star 15 He seized a few of the young tender green leaves of the yerba buena vine..and ate them. 1915 M. Armstrong & J. J. Thornber Field Bk. Western Wild Flowers 436 Yerba Buena, Tea-vine..was used medicinally by California Indians, so it was called ‘good herb’ by the Mission Fathers, and it still used as a tea. 1935 J. Steinbeck Tortilla Flat xv. 261 Tea made from yerba buena will be good. 1975 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 3 Aug. 3/3 Beside the pond speedwell..yerba buena [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < |
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