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mountain tea
See
wintergreen
.
See also:
mountain shrub
1786
 
(1787)
 
Likewise the Indian, or mountain tea, and maiden-hair, an herb much in repute for the same purpose. . . .
1830
 
(1837)
 
Mountain tea [is] a very small evergreen half-shrubby plant, with strong, shining, leathery leaves.
1964
 
To supplement our meals . . . we ate berries, mountain teas (a leaf that tastes like wintergreen), and seaweed. . . .