teamster 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
- A leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, used to make an herbal tea.
Synonyms
References
- Ephedra (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “teamster tea”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.