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mexican tea

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables
mex-i-can tea
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

Dysphania ambrosioides, formerly Chenopodium ambrosioides

Uncountable

Etymology

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.

Usage

Synonyms

Brigham tea cowboy tea desert tea ephedra jointfir Mormon tea popotillo squaw tea teamster tea drug wormseed epazote herba sancti Mariae

Questions

What does mexican tea mean?
A leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, usually Ephedra trifurca, used to make an herbal tea.
Where does mexican tea come from?
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.

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