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Noun: yerba santa
  1. Viscid evergreen shrub of western United States with white to deep lilac flowers; the sticky aromatic leaves are used in treating bronchial and pulmonary illnesses
    - Eriodictyon californicum

Type of: bush, shrub

Part of: Eriodictyon, genus Eriodictyon

Encyclopedia: Yerba santa