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Mexican tea

–noun
a goosefoot, Chenopodium ambrosioides, having strong-smelling leaves sometimes used medicinally or as flavoring.

Origin:
1820–30
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Mexican tea  
n.  See wormseed.
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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Main Entry: Mexican tea
Function: noun
: a rank-scented tropical American pigweed of the genus Chenopodium (C. ambrosioides) that is the source ofchenopodium oil
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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