Noun
An herb; a plant.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWhen I wake up, I always drink tons of Guayaki organic yerba mate tea. Lisa Edelstein
Other sources include yaupon holly leaves, South American holly yerba mate leaves, seeds from Amazonian maple guarana berries, and Amazonian holly guayusa leaves. Source: Internet
Mate is made by steeping dried leaves of yerba mate in hot water and is served with a metal straw (bambija or masassa) from a gourd (finjan). Source: Internet
Often locals can be seen carrying leather cases containing a thermos of hot water, the traditional hollowed gourd called a mate or guampa, a metal straw called a bombilla, and the dried yerba mate leaves. Source: Internet
López soon became the largest landowner and cattle rancher in the country, amassing a fortune, which he augmented with profits from the state's monopoly on the yerba maté trade. Source: Internet
It's so hard coming up with names that don't evoke Mexico instead of Spain (a la Yerba Buena). Source: Internet