squaw tea
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.
Noun[edit]
squaw tea (usually uncountable, plural squaw teas)
- (now offensive) A leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, used to make an herbal tea
Synonyms[edit]
- Brigham tea, cowboy tea, desert tea, ephedra, jointfir, Mexican tea, Mormon tea, popotillo, teamster tea