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appalachian tea

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Appalachian tea

–noun
1. the leaves of any of certain plants of the genus Ilex of the eastern U.S., as the shrub I. glabra, sometimes used as a tea.
2. a plant yielding such leaves.

Origin:
1905–10, Americanism
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Appalachian tea  
n.  
  1. See withe rod.

  2. See inkberry.

ink·ber·ry   (ĭngk'běr'ē)   
n.  
  1. A shrub (Ilex glabra) of eastern North America, having black, berrylike fruit. Also called Appalachian tea.

  2. The fruit of the inkberry.

withe rod  
n.  An eastern North American deciduous shrub (Viburnum cassinoides) having clusters of small white flowers and bluish-black edible fruit. Also called Appalachian tea, teaberry.
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