Oswego tea

Oswego tea
Os•we′go tea′
[[t]ɒsˈwi goʊ[/t]] n.
pln a North American plant, Monarda didyma, of the mint family, having red tubular flowers
Etymology: 1745–55, amer.; after the Oswego River in New York state

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • Oswego tea — Os*we go tea (Bot.) An American aromatic herb ({Monarda didyma}), with showy, bright red, labiate flowers. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Oswego tea — noun Etymology: Oswego River, N. Y. Date: 1752 a North American mint (Monarda didyma) with showy scarlet irregular flowers …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Oswego tea — a North American plant, Monarda didyma, of the mint family, having a cluster of showy, bright red tubular flowers. [1745 55, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Oswego tea — North American labiate herb of the mint family having showy red flowers …   English contemporary dictionary

  • oswego tea — noun perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads • Syn: ↑bee balm, ↑beebalm, ↑bergamot mint, ↑Monarda didyma • Hypernyms: ↑monarda, ↑wild bergamot …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tea — (t[=e]), n. [Chin. tsh[=a], Prov. Chin. te: cf. F. th[ e].] 1. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ({Thea Chinensis} or {Camellia Chinensis}). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tea board — Tea Tea (t[=e]), n. [Chin. tsh[=a], Prov. Chin. te: cf. F. th[ e].] 1. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ({Thea Chinensis} or {Camellia Chinensis}). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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