Mountain Tea (Noun)
Meaning
Creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The edible leaves and stems of mountain tea are a favorite snack for many wild animals in its native range.
- Mountain tea is a low-growing perennial, often found in woods and at woodland edges.
- In traditional medicine, mountain tea is valued for its spicy red berries and fragrant, oil-rich leaves.
- Aromatic mountain tea leaves are brewed to make a pleasant, slightly spicy tea that has long been a local specialty.
- Because of its minty flavor, dried mountain tea leaves are sometimes used to flavor desserts and drinks.
Synonyms
- Teaberry
- Groundberry
- Checkerberry
- Gaultheria Procumbens
- Creeping Wintergreen
- Ground-berry
- Wintergreen