squaw tea

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squaw tea

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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 teas

offensive, uncountable, usually A leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, used to make an herbal tea.
Similar: Brigham tea, cowboy tea, desert tea, ephedra, jointfir, Mexican tea, Mormon tea, popotillo, teamster tea

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@misc{squaw_tea_2026,
  title = {squaw tea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/squaw%20tea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}