"Mexican tea" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Mexican tea (uncountable)
  1. A leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, usually Ephedra trifurca, used to make an herbal tea. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Ephedras, Goosefoot subfamily plants
    Sense id: en-Mexican_tea-en-noun-IwJs-tn5 Disambiguation of Ephedras: 88 12 Disambiguation of Goosefoot subfamily plants: 78 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Synonyms: Brigham tea, cowboy tea, desert tea, ephedra, jointfir, Mormon tea, popotillo, squaw tea, teamster tea, drug wormseed, epazote, herba sancti Mariae, Jerusalem oak, Jesuit's tea, paico, payqu, wormseed
  2. Dysphania ambrosioides, formerly Chenopodium ambrosioides Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Mexican_tea-en-noun-ADvGX9qv
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