Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mormon tea

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: mor-mon tea
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the North American conifers in the genus Ephedra, leafless shrubs with gray or green needle-like smaller stems native to deserts and used to make an herbal tea.

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

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Mormon teas (plural)

Synonyms

Brigham tea cowboy tea desert tea ephedra jointfir Mexican tea popotillo squaw tea teamster tea

Questions

What does mormon tea mean?: Any of the North American conifers in the genus Ephedra, leafless shrubs with gray or green needle-like smaller stems native to deserts and used to make an herbal tea.
Where does mormon 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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