Labrador shrub

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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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either of two closely related evergreen shrubs, Ledum groenlandicum and L. decumbens var. palustre.

See: Labrador tea(def. 1a)

Quotations

1828

The indian tea, or Labrador shrub, is grateful to the taste, and considered an effectual antiscorbutic.