squaw tea

English

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

squaw tea (usually uncountable, plural squaw teas)

1. (now offensive) A leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, used to make an herbal tea.

Synonyms

• Brigham tea
• cowboy tea
• desert tea
• ephedra
• jointfir
• Mexican tea
• Mormon tea
• popotillo
• teamster tea

References

• squaw tea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “squaw tea”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.