Definition of "herb tea" [herb tea]

• A beverage (a tisane) made by steeping herbs (sometimes also includes other plants, such as spices), other than tea leaves, in hot water. Technically not a tea because it does not contain tea leaves. (noun)

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• "Felled by a cold two days after her early morning visit to the beach, she had been living on chicken soup and herb tea for three days thereafter."