herb tea

noun

A beverage (a tisane) made by steeping herbs (sometimes also includes other plants, such as spices), other than tea leaves, in hot water.

“Soaking camomile leaves in hot water for five minutes produces a very relaxing herb tea.”

Meanings

nounherb tea (plural herb teas)

plural herb teas

  1. A beverage (a tisane) made by steeping herbs (sometimes also includes other plants, such as spices), other than tea leaves, in hot water.

    Soaking camomile leaves in hot water for five minutes produces a very relaxing herb tea.

    1 more example

    So she put me on a macrobiotic diet, gave me lots of herb tea, and started getting my system back together.

    1986, Bernard Brannner, quoting Blackberri, “Blackberri: Singing for Our Lives”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 174

    Synonyms: herbal tea

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA beverage (a tisane) made by steeping herbs (sometimes also includes other plants, such as spices), other than tea leaves, in hot water.

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

nountea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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