[New Jer.sey tea] n [New Jersey, state of U.S.; fr. the use of its leaves as a substitute for tea during the American Revolution] (1759): a low deciduous shrub (Ceanothus americanus) of the buckthorn family that is found in the eastern U.S. and has dull green leaves and small white flowers borne in large terminal panicles
NEW JERSEY TEA
Meaning of NEW JERSEY TEA in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012