Usage: usually capitalized N&J
Etymology: so called from its leaves having been used as a substitute for tea during the American Revolution
: a low deciduous shrub (Ceanothus americanus) of the eastern United States with ovate to ovate-oblong dull green leaves and with small white flowers borne in large terminal panicles in summer
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a North American shrub, Ceanothus americanus, of the buckthorn family, the leaves of which were used as a substitute for tea during the American Revolution.
[1750-60]
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New Jersey tea noun
Redroot
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Main Entry: ↑new
Useful english dictionary. 2012.