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labrador tea

Lab·ra·dor tea
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lab-ruh-dawr tee]
    • /ˈlæb rəˌdɔr ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lab-ruh-dawr tee]
    • /ˈlæb rəˌdɔr ti/

Definitions of labrador tea words

  • noun labrador tea a North American bog shrub, Ledum groenlandicum, of the heath family, having evergreen leaves and rounded clusters of white flowers. 1
  • noun labrador tea either of two arctic evergreen ericaceous shrubs, Ledum groenlandicum or L. palustre var. decumbens 0
  • noun labrador tea (in Canada) an infusion brewed from the leaves of either of these plants 0

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Origin of labrador tea

First appearance:

before 1760
One of the 46% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1760-70

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Parts of speech for Labrador tea

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labrador tea popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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