mexican tea
Noun 1. A strongly aromatic plant used as a medicinal herb or tea: "Mexican tea" refers to a plant, specifically a type of pigweed or goosefoot, known for its strong, often rank, odor. It has been traditionally used for making tea or for medicinal purposes. 2. A common name for specific weedy plants: It is a common name applied to two similar plants: Dysphania ambrosioides (formerly Chenopodium ambrosioides), also called epazote, and Chenopodium botrys, also known as Jerusalem oak.
- Noun:
- She gathered mexican tea from the roadside to brew a remedy for stomach aches.
- The garden was overrun with mexican tea, its pungent scent filling the air.
- While considered a weed by many, mexican tea is a valued culinary herb in some cuisines.
- As a modifier: The term can be used attributively to describe products or preparations derived from the plant.
- They sold mexican tea leaves in the market.
- A mexican tea infusion is a traditional remedy.
- Epazote (n): The more common culinary and medicinal name for , especially in Mexican and Latin American contexts.
- Jerusalem oak (n): A common name for , one of the plants called mexican tea.
- Wormseed (n): Another name for these plants, referring to their historical use as an anthelmintic (to expel intestinal worms).
- Epazote: (Specifically for )
- American wormseed: (Emphasizing its medicinal use)
- Jerusalem oak goosefoot: (A more descriptive botanical name)
The term "mexican tea" primarily denotes the plant itself. Its use referring to the beverage made from the plant is implied through its name but is secondary. The strong, sometimes unpleasant, odor is a defining characteristic.
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rank-smelling tropical American pigweed
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Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-green flowers; naturalized North America
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