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ep⋅a⋅zote

  [ep-uh-zoht]
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–noun
Mexican tea.
Origin:
1970–75; < MexSp < Nahuatl epazōtl
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ep·a·zo·te   (ěp'ə-zō'tě)   
n.  

  1. See wormseed.

  2. The pungent leaves of the wormseed plant, used as a seasoning in Mexican cooking.


[American Spanish, from Nahuatl epazotl : epatl, skunk + tzotl, filth (from its smell).]
worm·seed   (wûrm'sēd')   
n.  

  1. A tropical American plant (Chenopodium ambrosioides) yielding an oil used as an anthelmintic. Also called epazote, Jerusalem oak, Mexican tea.

  2. Any of several other plants used as an anthelmintic.

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