herbal tea

Examples

• All

• We have a lovely selection of herbal teas.

  Cat Run (2011)

• Actually, I drink herbal tea.

  Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)

• This is herbal tea for the evening and this is afternoon tea, black tea, so I even have options.

• There must be some herbal tea up there.

  Rites of Passage (2012)

• - Would you, uh, like some herbal tea?

  Alone in the Dark (1982)

• Do you have herbal tea?

  Funny About Love (1990)

• "Do you want a cup of herbal tea?" she asked me.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Then drink some herbal tea; it's good for getting the taste out of your mouth.

  Blog text (28)

• There is no evening meal, just a cup of herbal tea.

  Academic text (2007)

• She'd just made a pot of herbal tea, so she got two mugs and put them down on the coffee table.

  Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

C

camomile tea

vsherbal tea

• UK

10 2.9

A drink people make by pouring hot water over dried camomile flowers to help them relax

is the general hot infusion from various plants not only that flower

I

infusion

vsherbal tea

6 4.2

A drink made by soaking herbs or tea leaves in hot water

is the finished hot herb drink rather than the general soaking process

G

ginger tea

vsherbal tea

2 1.0

A hot drink made by steeping ginger slices in boiling water

is the broad hot infusion made from many plants not only spicy roots

H

herb tea

vsherbal tea

1 3.0

A hot drink made by soaking plant leaves or flowers in hot water

is the adjective plus drink form rather than the shorter noun label

S

sage tea

vsherbal tea

1 2.8

A hot drink you make by putting sage leaves in hot water

is the general infused plant drink covering more than aromatic leaves

D

dill tea

vsherbal tea

4.2

A hot drink made by putting dill leaves or seeds in water

is the wide category of hot herb infusions beyond just those seeds

Y

yaupon

vsherbal tea

• US

9.9

A caffeinated herbal tea made by steeping the leaves of a native holly plant

is the general hot plant infusion not defined by its caffeine content

C

chamomilla

vsherbal tea

6.5

A plant with small white flowers or a tea made from them to help you relax

is only the beverage form without referring to the plant itself

T

tea-like drink

vsherbal tea

2.7

A drink like tea that uses herbs or flowers instead of tea leaves

is defined by using non-tea plant materials not only by appearance

How Strong

decoction

• Specialized

1 9.7

herbal tea

17 1.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology