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cowboy tea

cowboy tea noun: a leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, used to make an herbal tea.

Noun

cowboy tea (uncountable)

  1. A leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, used to make an herbal tea.

Synonyms of cowboy tea

Origin of cowboy tea

One of a number of common names based on types of people known to live in the desert, with tea referring to the herbal drink brewed from the plant.

Questions about cowboy tea

What does cowboy tea mean?
Cowboy tea means a leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, used to make an herbal tea.
What part of speech is cowboy tea?
Cowboy tea is a noun.

Words near cowboy tea in the dictionary

  1. Cowboy Stater
  2. cowboy steak
  3. cowboy steaks
  4. cowboy supper
  5. cowboy suppers
  6. cowboy tea
  7. cowboy up
  8. cowboy-hatted
  9. cowboyed
  10. cowboyed up
  11. cowboying

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