Labrador tea


noun
  1. a North American bog shrub, Ledum groenlandicum, of the heath family, having evergreen leaves and rounded clusters of white flowers.

Origin of Labrador tea

1
An Americanism dating back to 1760–70

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British Dictionary definitions for Labrador tea

Labrador tea

noun
  1. either of two arctic evergreen ericaceous shrubs, Ledum groenlandicum or L. palustre var. decumbens

  2. (in Canada) an infusion brewed from the leaves of either of these plants

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