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squaw tea

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

Noun

squaw tea (usually uncountable, plural squaw teas)

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

Synonyms of squaw tea

Forms of squaw tea

pluralsquaw teas

Origin of squaw 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 squaw tea

What does squaw tea mean?
Squaw 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 squaw tea?
Squaw tea is a noun.
What is the plural of squaw tea?
The plural of squaw tea is squaw teas.

Words near squaw tea in the dictionary

  1. squaw man
  2. squaw men
  3. squaw mint
  4. squaw root
  5. squaw roots
  6. squaw tea
  7. squaw teas
  8. Squaw Valley
  9. squaw vine
  10. squaw vines
  11. squaw weed

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