West India tea

noun

A shrubby plant (Capraria biflora) having oblanceolate toothed leaves sometimes used in the West Indies as a substitute for tea.

Meanings

nounWest India tea (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableA shrubby plant (Capraria biflora) having oblanceolate toothed leaves sometimes used in the West Indies as a substitute for tea.
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