Meanings
- uncountableA leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, usually Ephedra trifurca, used to make an herbal tea.
Synonyms: Brigham tea, cowboy tea, desert tea, ephedra, jointfir, Mormon tea, popotillo, squaw tea
- uncountableDysphania ambrosioides, formerly Chenopodium ambrosioides
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, usually Ephedra trifurca, used to make an herbal tea.
More synonyms by meaning
nounEurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-green flowers; naturalized North America
nounrank-smelling tropical American pigweed
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Mexican tea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20tea
“Mexican tea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20tea. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mexican tea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20tea.
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