popotillo en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish popotillo from popote (“straw”) + -illo (“little”).
Meanings
- (uncountable) A leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, used to make an herbal tea.
Synonyms
teamster tea · desert tea · Brigham tea · Mexican tea · jointfir · squaw tea · ephedra · Mormon tea · cowboy tea