Mormon tea

English

Mormon tea

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.

Noun

Mormon tea (usually uncountable, plural Mormon teas)

1. 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

Synonyms

• Brigham tea, cowboy tea, desert tea, ephedra, jointfir, popotillo, squaw tea, teamster tea

References

• Ephedra (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “Mormon tea”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.