- Mormon tea
- noun Date: 1910 any of various ephedras of the arid southwestern United States having jointed stems used especially formerly to make a tea
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Mormon tea
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Jack Mormon — The term Jack Mormon is a slang term that originated in the nineteenth century. It was originally used to describe somebody who was not a baptized member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints (or LDS Church), but who was friendly to… … Wikipedia
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