Noun
The dried leaves of plants, used to make infusions, especially, of species
Lippia pseudo-thea (syn. Lantana pseudo-thea), native to Brazil, used as a substitute for tea.
Stachytarpheta mutabilis and Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, used for adulterating tea, and also, in Austria, for preparing a beverage.
mate, made from leaves of plants of species Ilex paraguariensis.
Source: en.wiktionary.org