Brazilian tea

noun

variants or less commonly Brazil tea

: any of several substitutes for tea: such as

a

: the dried leaves of a tropical shrub (Lantana pseudothea)

b

: the dried leaves of either of two tropical plants (Stachytarpheta indica and S. jamaicensis)

c

: maté sense 2

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