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Ledum palustre

Ledum palustre

9.9
A small shrub that grows in bogs in northern regions with scented leaves used for tea
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Ledum palustre
  • The leaves of Ledum palustre have been used traditionally to brew herbal teas.

Examples

  • Many people enjoy tea made from Ledum palustre leaves.

  • Ledum palustre grows abundantly in peat bogs across Scandinavia and Siberia.

  • Scientists are studying the medicinal properties of Ledum palustre in northern Asia.

  • The Ledum palustre is often found in wetland areas.

  • The leaves of Ledum palustre have been used traditionally to brew herbal teas.

  • Many people enjoy tea made from Ledum palustre leaves.

  • Ledum palustre grows abundantly in peat bogs across Scandinavia and Siberia.

Synonyms

marsh tea
vsLedum palustre
  • UK
9.9

A small bush with strong-smelling leaves that grows in bogs

is the scientific shrub used to brew tea from its aromatic leaves
wild rosemary
vsLedum palustre
  • UK
7.9

A low bog bush from northern Europe and Asia with leaves that smell strong and pleasant, not the cooking herb

is the actual shrub that is unrelated to rosemary and used for tea

Surface Forms

Ledum palustre singular
Ledum palustres plural

Morphology

Ledum + palustre

This is a botanical Latin binomial (genus + species) rather than a regular English phrase; the species epithet 'palustre' is not an ordinary English word and is marked as not found in the dictionary. Understanding that it means a 'bog shrub' requires specialist botanical or Latin knowledge, so a B1 learner who only knows the listed constituents would not reliably derive the meaning.

Etymology

Ledum palustre is a Latin name for a marsh shrub. The part palustre means 'of the marsh', and Ledum is the traditional plant name. People in northern areas used its scented leaves to brew a simple 'tea', so the name helps you remember it is a marsh shrub used for 'tea'.