Mexican tea
Mexican tea noun: a leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, usually Ephedra trifurca, used to make an herbal tea.
Noun
Mexican tea (uncountable)
- A leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, usually Ephedra trifurca, used to make an herbal tea.
- Synonyms:
- Brigham tea, cowboy tea, desert tea, ephedra, jointfir, Mormon tea, popotillo, squaw tea, teamster tea, drug wormseed
- Dysphania ambrosioides, formerly Chenopodium ambrosioides
Synonyms of Mexican tea
- Brigham tea
- cowboy tea
- desert tea
- ephedra
- jointfir
- Mormon tea
- popotillo
- squaw tea
- teamster tea
- drug wormseed
7 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- epazote
- herba sancti Mariae
- Jerusalem oak
- Jesuit's tea
- paico
- payqu
- wormseed
Origin of Mexican 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 Mexican tea
- What does Mexican tea mean?
- Mexican tea means a leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, usually Ephedra trifurca, used to make an herbal tea.
- What part of speech is Mexican tea?
- Mexican tea is a noun.
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