Labrador tea

noun

: a low-growing ericaceous evergreen shrub (Ledum groenlandicum) chiefly of northern North America with white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and leaves sometimes used in making tea
also : a related shrub (L. glandulosum) of western North America

Word History

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Labrador tea was in 1767

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“Labrador tea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Labrador%20tea. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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