Wiktionary
n. A perennial herb native to North America, (taxlink Satureja douglasii species noshow=1), having white or purple flowers and a mint-like fragrance.
WordNet
n. trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United States with small white flowers; used medicinally [syn: Micromeria chamissonis, Micromeria douglasii, Satureja douglasii]
Wikipedia
Yerba buena or hierba buena is the Spanish name for a number of aromatic plants, most of which belong to the mint family. Yerba buena translates as "good herb". The specific plant species regarded as yerba buena varies from region to region, depending on what grows wild in the surrounding landscape, or which species is customarily grown in local gardens. Perhaps the most common variation of this plant is spearmint ( Mentha spicata). The term has been (and is currently) used to cover a number of aromatic true mints and mint relatives of the genera Clinopodium, Satureja or Micromeria. All plants so named have medicinal properties, and some have culinary value as herbal teas or seasonings as well.
Yerba Buena is a Grammy-nominated fusion band based out of New York. The project was started by Venezuelan songwriter, producer and instrumentalist Andres Levin, and Singer, Composer Cucu Diamantes who brought Cuban composer Descemer Bueno to New York. All worked together during the conception of the band, but soon after Bueno left the group to pursue a solo career. The original lineup included Cuban singer Percussionist Pedrito Martinez and singer Xiomara Laugart.
Yerba Buena's music (as described by Razor and Tie, the band's record label) is a blend of African-rooted Latin music ( Cuban Rumba, Colombian cumbia, Pan-Caribbean Soca, and Cuban Boogaloo) with hip-hop, Motown soul, West African Afrobeat with a dash of Middle Eastern themes.
Prior to the release of their album President Alien, Yerba Buena collaborated with Me'Shell NdegéOcello on a track titled "Gentleman" for the Red Hot Organization's tribute compilation album for Fela Kuti, Red Hot and Riot. They also appeared on a track called "Colonial Mentality" for the CD. The Paul Heck produced album was critically acclaimed and donated all its proceeds to various AIDS charities.
Usage examples of "yerba buena".
She flustered that he was a naughty boy as she came all the way up with a tray of fresh tostadas and rum punch, made this time with just the lemon, sugar, and yerba buena, a sort of dry-country mint Spanish-speaking folks fancied more than some.
The yerba buena and the southern wood came all right,--they smelt like you.
In defiance of Young, Brannon had set up his own Mormon community in the vicinity of San Francisco--then called Yerba Buena (good herb).
A scant fifteen years before the historic gold rush which put California on the continental map, the pueblo of Yerba Buena was established there, under the flag of Mexico, and in 1847 it was renamed San Francisco--a California Republic community of some eight hundred souls.
A long way off Miller could see the Bay Bridge, Yerba Buena Island, and Treasure Island.
The sappy resin scent of the pines was strong, mixed with minty yerba buena, his own smells of woodsmoke and leather, and a hint of snow and rock from the peaks of the Sierra Nevada behind him.
I couldn't tell what the polecat was, nohow, but he comes on board the _Polifem_ at Yerba Buena and says he's looking for Dr.