NEW JERSEY TEA


Meaning of NEW JERSEY TEA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ nü-ˈjər-zē-, nyü- ]

noun

Etymology: New Jersey, state of U.S.; from the use of its leaves as a substitute for tea during the American Revolution

Date: 1759

: a low deciduous shrub ( Ceanothus americanus ) of the buckthorn family that is found in the eastern United States and has dull green leaves and small white flowers borne in large terminal panicles

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