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noun
A leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, usually Ephedra trifurca, used to make an herbal tea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Dysphania ambrosioides, formerly Chenopodium ambrosioides
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
rank-smelling tropical American pigweed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: American wormseed, Spanish tea, wormseed, Chenopodium ambrosioides
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: goosefoot
noun
Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-green flowers; naturalized North America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Jerusalem oak, feather geranium, Chenopodium botrys, Atriplex mexicana
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: goosefoot
History
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.
