noun
Etymology: so called from its having been used as a substitute for tea by the American colonists to evade the British tea tax
: whorled loosestrife
noun
Etymology: so called from its having been used as a substitute for tea by the American colonists to evade the British tea tax
: whorled loosestrife
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012