ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmirēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from micr- + Greek meros part, portion + New Latin -ia — more at merit
: a large genus of fragrant chiefly Old World herbs (family Labiatae) having a calyx chiefly 13-veined, a small corolla barely exserted, and four unequal anthers — see yerba buena