英语词汇“South Sea tea”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

South Sea tea

noun

Any of several kinds of evergreen holly (genus Ilex), from which the leaves are infused to make a tea, especially the South American species I. paraguariensis and (in later use) the yapon, I. vomitoria, a plant of similar appearance found in south-eastern North America; (also) the tea made from any of these plants, now especially I. vomitoria, used as an emetic by certain groups of North American Indians.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Ephraim Chambers (?1680–1740), encyclopaedist.

单词	South Sea tea
释义	South Sea tea noun Any of several kinds of evergreen holly (genus Ilex), from which the leaves are infused to make a tea, especially the South American species I. paraguariensis and (in later use) the yapon, I. vomitoria, a plant of similar appearance found in south-eastern North America; (also) the tea made from any of these plants, now especially I. vomitoria, used as an emetic by certain groups of North American Indians. Origin Early 18th century; earliest use found in Ephraim Chambers (?1680–1740), encyclopaedist.
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