epazote
noun/ˌɛpəˈzoʊteɪ/
Etymology From Spanish epazote, from Classical Nahuatl epazōtl.
1
A pungent herb used in Latin-American cooking and tea making, and in folk medicine; Dysphania ambrosioides.
- Synonyms
- wormseed, Jesuit's tea, Mexican tea, payqu, herba sancti Mariae, Jerusalem oak, drug wormseed