The story
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.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mexican tea
Today it means: A leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, usually Ephedra trifurca, used to make an herbal tea. Full definition →