Mexican tea
A leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, usually Ephedra…A leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, usually Ephedra trifurca, used to make an herbal tea.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, usually Ephedra trifurca, used to make an herbal tea.
(uncountable)Dysphania ambrosioides, formerly Chenopodium ambrosioides
- Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-green flowers; naturalized North America
- rank-smelling tropical American pigweed
Origin
One of a number of common names based on types of people known to live in the desert, withOne 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.
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Synonyms
22 synonyms- Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-green flowers; naturalized North America:Jerusalem oakfeather geraniumChenopodium botrysAtriplex mexicana
- rank-smelling tropical American pigweed:American wormseedSpanish teawormseedChenopodium ambrosioides
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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