guayusa
Americannoun
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a tree, Ilex guayusa , native to the rainforest in the upper Amazon river basin.
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the leaves of this tree, containing caffeine, theobromine, theophylline, and other compounds, prepared as a tea and used as a stimulant.
Etymology
Origin of guayusa
First recorded in 1850–55; from Spanish, likely from a Jívaro language
Example Sentences
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Multiple companies are making non-alcoholic spirits and beers infused with ingredients like guayusa, a leaf containing caffeine and antioxidants.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2024
Or there’s Runa’s energy drink, made from something called Amazonian guayusa leaves.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2013
It is a singular fact, observes Dr. Jameson, that tea, coffee, cacao, maté, and guayusa contain the same alkaloid caffeine.
From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James
When a stranger enters, he is invited to sit in a hammock; and at Santa Rosa we were always presented with a cup of guayusa; in Brazil with a cup of coffee.
From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James
A cup of guayusa tea soon revived him.
From On the Banks of the Amazon by Groome, William H. C.
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