Brazilian tea noun2 •The dried leaves of plants of certain species, or the tea-like infusions made from them, especially Lippia pseudo-thea (native to Brazil), Stachytarpheta mutabilis and Stachytarpheta jamaicensis.Lantana pseudothea, or Lippia pseudothea, is used in Brazil as a substitute for tea. — 1907 •Maté, a beverage made from the leaves of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis).The United States, in 1938, bought 27 metric tons of the plain and the processed types of Brazilian tea [herva-mate, ilex], as against 30 metric tons in 1937. — 1939 formsBrazilian teas
